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The Case of the Weird Sisters

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The Case of the Weird Sisters
AuthorCharlotte Armstrong
LanguageEnglish
SeriesMacDougal Duff
GenreMystery
PublisherCoward-McCann
Publication date
1943
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint
Preceded byLay On, Mac Duff! 
Followed byThe 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

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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

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

Bibliography

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  • 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.