01613cam a2200289 4500 560205590 TxAuBib 20220608120000.0 120725s2013||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2012027410 9780062117601 hardcover 0062117602 hardcover 9780062117618 pbk. 0062117610 pbk. 9780062117625 ebook 0062117629 ebook TxAuBib Ephron, Hallie. There was an old woman [HC] : [a novel of suspense] / Hallie Ephron. 1st ed. New York : William Morrow, 2013. 293 p. ; 24 cm. When Evie Ferrante’s mother is hospitalized, she arrives at the older woman’s house to find it in utter chaos and filled to the brim. Has her mother become a hoarder? Sorting through her belongings, Evie discovers objects that don’t quite belong there—expensive liquor in the garage, pricier than her mother’s usual brand, and a new flat-screen TV on the wall—that raise questions. Where did her mother get the money for such lavish purchases? Evie renews a friendship with Mina, an elderly neighbor who might know more about her mother’s recent activities, but Mina has her own set of problems. As Evie investigates her mother’s actions and digs into the events of the past few months, a dark, sinister story of deception and madness begins to unfold. 20220608. Psychological fiction. Suspense fiction.