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 | There Was an Old Woman (1943) (The Quick And the Dead) A novel by Ellery Queen |
One of the very best of the Ellery Queen mysteries. -- New York Times
Cornelia Potts is a wicked old witch of a woman with millions of dollars, a henpecked husband, and six miserable children. When, one by one, the inhabitants of the Potts household are visited by death, Cornelia watches with delight. During a visit, Ellery Queen finds himself supervising a duel between Thurlow Potts and his half brother Robert, so he makes sure the guns are loaded with blanks. But when one of the brothers really dies, Ellery realizes he's up against a very cunning murderer.
Genre: Mystery
Cornelia Potts is a wicked old witch of a woman with millions of dollars, a henpecked husband, and six miserable children. When, one by one, the inhabitants of the Potts household are visited by death, Cornelia watches with delight. During a visit, Ellery Queen finds himself supervising a duel between Thurlow Potts and his half brother Robert, so he makes sure the guns are loaded with blanks. But when one of the brothers really dies, Ellery realizes he's up against a very cunning murderer.
Genre: Mystery
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Hardback Editions
July 1998 : Hardback
 | Title: There Was an Old Woman Author(s): Ellery Queen ISBN: 0-7540-3240-X / 978-0-7540-3240-3 (UK edition) Publisher: Chivers Large print (Chivers, Windsor, Paragon & C Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA WorldCat More details... |
January 1974 : Hardback
| Title: There Was an Old Woman ([The complete crime novels of Ellery Queen: vol. 16) Author(s): Ellery Queen ISBN: 0-575-01655-8 / 978-0-575-01655-2 (UK edition) Publisher: Gollancz Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
1949 : Hardback
 | Title: There Was An Old Woman Author(s): Ellery Queen Publisher: Victor Gollancz Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
1946 : Hardback
| Title: There Was an Old Woman Author(s): Ellery Queen Publisher: SUN DIAL PRESS Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
January 1944 : Hardback
| Title: There Was An Old Woman Author(s): Ellery Queen Publisher: Gollancz Availability: Amazon UK More details... |
June 1943 : Hardback
 | Title: There Was an Old Woman Author(s): Ellery Queen ISBN: 9997528751 / 9789997528759 Publisher: Little Brown & Company Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
Paperback Editions
December 1998 : Paperback
 | Title: There Was an Old Woman Author(s): Ellery Queen ISBN: 0-7540-3241-8 / 978-0-7540-3241-0 (UK edition) Publisher: Chivers P. Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA WorldCat More details... |
March 1998 : Paperback
 | Title: There Was an Old Woman (G K Hall Large Print Book Series) Author(s): Ellery Queen ISBN: 0-7838-8423-0 / 978-0-7838-8423-3 (USA edition) Publisher: G K Hall & Co Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA WorldCat More details... |
January 1992 : Paperback
 | Title: There Was an Old Woman Author(s): Ellery Queen ISBN: 0-06-097440-0 / 978-0-06-097440-4 (USA edition) Publisher: Perennial Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
January 1984 : Paperback
 | Title: There Was an Old Woman Author(s): Ellery Queen ISBN: 0-451-12683-1 / 978-0-451-12683-2 (USA edition) Publisher: Signet Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
July 1980 : Paperback
| Title: There Was an Old Woman & The Origin of Evil Author(s): Ellery Queen ISBN: 0-451-09306-2 / 978-0-451-09306-6 (USA edition) Publisher: Signet Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
February 1972 : Paperback
| Title: There Was an Old Woman Author(s): Ellery Queen ISBN: 0-451-04935-7 / 978-0-451-04935-3 (USA edition) Publisher: Signet Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
March 1970 : Paperback
| Title: There Was an Old Woman Author(s): Ellery Queen ISBN: 0-14-003067-0 / 978-0-14-003067-9 (UK edition) Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
1961 : Paperback
| Title: The Quick and the Dead (There Was an Old Woman) Author(s): Ellery Queen Publisher: Pan Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
January 1957 : Mass Market Paperback
 | Title: The Quick and the Dead Author(s): Ellery Queen Publisher: Pocket Availability: Amazon UK More details... |
1956 : Mass Market Paperback
 | Title: The Quick and the Dead Author(s): Ellery Queen Publisher: Pocket #2326 Availability: Amazon More details... |
January 1946 : Mass Market Paperback
| Title: There Was An Old Woman Author(s): Ellery Queen Publisher: Pocket Books Availability: Amazon CA More details... |
1945 : Mass Market Paperback
| Title: There was an old woman Author(s): Ellery Queen Publisher: Pocket Books Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
1944 : Paperback
| Title: There Was An Old Woman. Author(s): Queen Ellery Publisher: Gollancz Availability: Amazon UK More details... |
Other Editions
1972 : Unknown
 | Title: There was an old woman (A Signet book) Author(s): Ellery Queen Publisher: New American Library Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
1961 : Unknown
| Title: The Quick and the Dead(There Was An Old Women) Author(s): Ellery Queen Publisher: Pan Availability: Amazon UK More details... |
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