Margaret Ellis Millar was a mystery and suspense writer whose works are distinguished by sophisticated characterization, exploring the complex interior lives of her characters with an almost literary quality. She delved into themes of class, insecurity, failed ambitions, loneliness, and existential isolation, transcending the typical mystery genre. Her novels, often featuring ingenious surprise endings, are valued for their psychological depth and subtle portrayals of human interaction, remaining compelling even when the outcome is known. Millar was a pioneer in intelligently addressing the psychology of women, offering a mature perspective on societal issues and moral codes.
Set against the backdrop of 1960s Santa Barbara, this narrative follows the journey of renowned mystery writers Margaret Millar and her husband Ken (Ross Macdonald) as they embark on an adventure to observe nearly 400 species of birds. Blending their passion for literature with a love for nature, the story captures their unique quest and the charm of their surroundings.
A Canadian businessman living near Toronto disappears on the eve of a fishing trip with friends. Is he dead? Has he been the lover of his wife's best friend? Soon these questions appear to be answered...
Helen Clarvoe, a wealthy recluse, receives a threatening call from someone who claims to know her, and she asks Mr. Blackshear, one of her late father's advisors, to investigate
A rediscovered classic of American noir - a suspenseful masterpiece about corrupted love, from one of crime writing's greatest talents
A rediscovered classic of American noir from one of crime writing's greatest talents
Young housewife Daisy Harker's world is upended when a blank spot in her memory and a reoccurring nightmare link her to an unsolved murder and a decades-old conspiracy.
In 1950s America the men are back to work and the women are home raising a new generation. The war is over and the boom is on. Everyone is happy. It is to this myth of the perfect American family that novelist Margaret Millar applied her scalpel. This volume includes five of Millar's novels of the 1950s, among her best-known works of literary suspense as well as some of the most compulsively readable, please-leave-a-light-on thrillers ever put to paper
