The Case of the Weird Sisters

The Case of the Weird Sisters

Author	Charlotte Armstrong
Language	English
Series	MacDougal Duff
Genre	Mystery
Publisher	Coward-McCann
Publication date	1943
Publication place	United States
Media type	Print
Preceded by	Lay On, Mac Duff!
Followed by	The Innocent Flower

The Case of the Weird Sisters is a 1943 mystery thriller novel by the American writer Charlotte Armstrong. It was first published in New York by Coward-McCann, an imprint of Putnam. ^[1] It was the second in a trilogy featuring amateur detective MacDougal Duff, preceded by Lay On, Mac Duff! and followed by The Innocent Flower . ^[2]

Adaptation

In 1948 it was adapted into the British film The Three Weird Sisters directed by Daniel Birt and starring Nancy Price, Raymond Lovell and Nova Pilbeam. ^[3] Produced by British National Films, it shifted the setting from America to Wales and removed the character of MacDougal Duff.

References

1. Reilly p.43
2. Cypert p.46
3. Goble p.14

Bibliography

• Cypert, Rick. The Virtue of Suspense: The Life and Works of Charlotte Armstrong. Associated University Press, 2008.
• Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
• Reilly, John M. Twentieth Century Crime & Mystery Writers. Springer, 2015.