Jean Potts
Jean Catherine Potts | |
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| Born | November 17, 1910 |
| Died | November 10, 1999 (aged 88) |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Years active | 1910–1999 |
| Known for | Mystery novels |
| Notable work | Go, Lovely Rose, The Evil Wish |
| Awards | Edgar Award |
Jean Catherine Potts (November 17, 1910 – November 10, 1999) was an American award-winning mystery novelist.
Early life
Potts was born in St. Paul, Nebraska, graduated from St. Paul High School, studied at the Denver Women's College, and graduated from Nebraska Wesleyan University.[1][2][3][4]
Career
Potts worked as a journalist in St. Paul before moving to New York where she continued her writing. Her stories appeared in various magazines including Ellery Queen, Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine, and Woman's Day.[1][3]
She died in New York in 1999.[1][2]
Works
Among Potts' published writings are:
- (1954) Go, Lovely Rose in libraries (WorldCat catalog)[5][6]
- (1955) Death of a Stray Cat in libraries (WorldCat catalog)[7]
- (1957) The Man With the Cane in libraries (WorldCat catalog)[8][9]
- (1962) The Evil Wish in libraries (WorldCat catalog)[10]
- (1965) The Only Good Secretary in libraries (WorldCat catalog)[11]
- (1966) The Footsteps on the Stairs in libraries (WorldCat catalog)[12]
- (1968) The Little Lie in libraries (WorldCat catalog)[13]
Awards
Potts won the 1954 Edgar Award for Best First Novel for Go, Lovely Rose,[14] and an Edgar Award nomination for The Evil Wish.[14]
See also
References
- ^ a b c "Visit Nebraska: Jean Potts, Literary Exhibit". visitnebraska.com. Nebraska Tourism Commission. Retrieved August 9, 2018.
- ^ a b "Arts: Jean Potts, 88, Author of Prize-Winning Mystery". New York Times. November 17, 1999. Retrieved August 9, 2018.
- ^ a b "Jean Catherine Potts:1910-1999 Saint Paul's Nationally-Acclaimed Mystery Writer". historichc.org. Howard County Historical Society. Retrieved August 9, 2018.
- ^ Ron W. Sack (March 1998). "Mystery writer with St. Paul roots achieves international acclaim" (PDF). Historically Speaking. Howard County Historical Society: 1, 2. Retrieved August 9, 2018.
- ^ "Go, Lovely Rose". Kirkus Reviews. Kirkus Media LLC. Retrieved August 9, 2018.
There's not much fancy footwork before a deathbed confession clears the case -- but not the atmosphere -- and a suicide dots the i's.
- ^ Sergeant Cuff (August 6, 1955). "The Criminal Record". unz.com. Saturday Review. p. 37. Retrieved August 9, 2018.
Ramblingly pleasant
- ^ Sergeant Cuff (August 6, 1955). "The Criminal Record". unz.com. Saturday Review. p. 40. Retrieved August 9, 2018.
Nice writing and characterization, but too much carryback...
- ^ "The Man With the Cane". Kirkus Reviews. Kirkus Media LLC. Retrieved August 9, 2018.
The murder of the man with a cane, the bits and pieces of the poison pen letters, the antagonism they breed, another attempt at murder and Val learns a bitter truth as a solution. New York City, uptown and downtown, is the setting for the fourth in this author's commendable stories.
- ^ Sergeant Cuff (August 6, 1955). "The Criminal Record". unz.com. Saturday Review. p. 59. Retrieved August 9, 2018.
...yarn alternately discloses, conceals; pace variable.
- ^ "The Evil Wish". Kirkus Reviews. Kirkus Media LLC. Retrieved August 9, 2018.
Stress and situation in welcome literacy.
- ^ "The Only Good Secretary". Kirkus Reviews. Kirkus Media LLC. Retrieved August 9, 2018.
The terror that can invest the ordinary and the way people under stress can talk themselves into a corner are the author's special forte and have been since way shack when with Death of a Stray cat. et al.
- ^ "Footsteps on the Stairs". Kirkus Reviews. Kirkus Media LLC. Retrieved August 9, 2018.
Dialogues in detection, different, good, romantic but not foolish.
- ^ "The Little Lie". Kirkus Reviews. Kirkus Media LLC. Retrieved August 9, 2018.
As one might well expect, The Little Lie is a practiced deception.
- ^ a b "Jean Potts". theedgars.com. Mystery Writers of America. Retrieved August 9, 2018.
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