There Was an Old Woman: Nursery Crimes

by Eric Weiner

Book Overview

When a serial murderer starts killing young women from Barnard College, a female student becomes deeply involved in the case. Working with a federal agent she finds herself face to face with the killer and realizes she may be in much more trouble than she anticipated.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0061062405
• ISBN13: 9780061062407
• Release Date: January 1995
• Publisher: HarperPrism
• Length: 260 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 4.2" x 6.8"
• Age Range: 9 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 7

Customer Reviews

An Amazing Book!

Ellie has it hard. Her mother is a paranoid, over-dramatic person, and her father spends most of his time trying to comfort her mother rather than being attentive to Ellie. Unfortunately, Ellie seemed to inherit some of her mom's (not-so-good) qualities. So, naturally, it doesn't help when a girl who attended Ellie's college turns up missing. This makes the total list of missing girls go up to 3. Detectives believe that the culprit might be an old woman. Soon, Ellie becomes aware of the few seemingly-nice older women in her life. She trusts them... they wouldn't do anything to hurt her, would they? Basically, "There Was An Old Woman" by Eric Weiner was an unbelievably good book. It contained exactly what it was supposed to... thrills (unlike some other "thrillers" that I've read that weren't thrilling at all). When I first started reading, I thought it would be easy to figure out the killer in the story. However, I quickly realized I was wrong! There are many times that the characters thought they knew the killer's identity, but after 3 or 4 let-downs, it became harder to discover the (somewhat surprising) murderer. Overall, it was one of the best books I have ever read, and it had a (extremely sad) killer ending! Find it and read it; it will be worth your time.

One Of The Best Books I've Read

This book was so excellent, in everyway. It consisted of horror, mystery, and had many (many!) twists. The novel is tells of a girl's stay at an apartment complex while she attends college in a new town. She stays at a boarding house with other college friends, run by an old women. The old women is considered odd by the residents, and muders soon follow. This book delves into the gritty side of college life, and violence against women. It had numeruos surprise twists, and so many red-herrings, that the ending was only bretrayed by the inept title. This was the only downside to reading the book -- the title gives much of the story away -- unecesserily.Still, a great read. (This was published under a different name: "Death In The Dark" in some countries)this book really demonstrates Eric Weiner's excellent talent at horror and suspense. Unbelievable.