Jean Potts

Jean Catherine Potts (November 17, 1910 – November 10, 1999) was an American award-winning mystery novelist.

Jean Catherine Potts
Born	(1910-11-17)November 17, 1910 St. Paul, Nebraska
Died	November 10, 1999(1999-11-10) (aged 88) New York
Nationality	American
Occupation	Novelist
Years active	1910–1999
Known for	Mystery novels
Notable work	Go, Lovely Rose, The Evil Wish
Awards	Edgar Award

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

• Margaret Millar
• Charlotte Armstrong