The Case of the Distressed Lady

Short story

 

ORIGINAL PUBLICATION:

The short story is first published in Hearst's International Combined with Cosmopolitan (US) in August 1932 (Vol. XCIII, No. 2) under the sub-heading of
Are You Happy? If Not Consult Mr. Parker Pyne: The Case of the Distressed Lady.

In the UK, the short story is first published in Woman's Pictorial in 1932 October 22 (No. 615) under the title Faked! The Case of the Distressed Lady.

 

Alternative title:

The short story has also been published Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine (US) in October 1957 (Vol. 30, No. 4) under the title under the title The Cat and the Chestnut.

Publications in short story collections:

Parker Pyne Investigates 1934 (British – domestic – edition) and export edition.
Published in the US later the same year under the title Mr. Parker Pyne Detective.
 

Publications in Sweden:

Not translated!