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Jan 1, 1963 — Jul 18, 1969· 6 yrs

UNITED STATES AUTHOR · FICTION · GENERAL

Charlotte Armstrong

Also known as: Jo Valentine

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Charlotte Armstrong Lewi (May 2, 1905 – July 18, 1969) was an American writer. Under the names Charlotte Armstrong and Jo Valentine she wrote 29 novels, as well as short stories, plays, and screenplays. She also worked for The New York Times' advertising department, as a fashion reporter for Breath of the Avenue (a buyer's guide), and in an accounting firm. Additionally, she worked for the New Yorker magazine, publishing only three poems for them.

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She stood in the center of the room, her arms folded across her ample bosom and he could almost see the fires of anger flickering within her.

— from Catch-as-catch-can

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Catch-as-catch-can

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In a villa on the California coast, a murderer stalks a young heiress Laila Breen is a strangely naïve girl. Her father Jonas is an adventurer, a robber baron who made his fortune traveling exotic climes. Laila speaks French and knows how to order fine food, but she cannot read a newspaper and can barely write her own name. Jonas settles in California, planning to get this strange eighteen-year-old tutored in the ways of practical life. He dies soon after, leaving his daughter rich, clueless, and alone. Her only friend is Dee Allison, a cousin who tries to help Laila even after the orphan catches the eye of Dee’s fiancé. Standing in Dee’s way is a gang of relatives who care more about Laila’s fortune than her future. When a housekeeper falls victim to poisoning, Dee fears for Laila. For a young girl with money, nothing is more dangerous than family.

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The case of the weird sisters

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An accomplished blend of romance and complex villainy (The New Yorker) from Edgar Award-winner Charlotte Armstrong. Millionaire Innes Whitlock and his gold-digging fiance Alice pay an unexpected call on his three odd sisters. When Innes meets with a series of near-fatal accidents. Alice suspects one of the sisters is more than eccentric . . . she may be a murderess.

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Seven seats to the moon

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