Collected Millar: Legendary Novels of Suspense: A Stranger in My Grave; How LikeAn Angel; The Fiend; Beyond This Point Are Monsters
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Collected Millar: Legendary Novels of Suspense: A Stranger in My Grave; How LikeAn Angel; The Fiend; Beyond This Point Are Monsters by Margaret Millar
Four legendary novels of suspense from Mystery Writers of America Grandmaster and Los Angeles Times Woman of the Year, Margaret MillarThe four novels in this collection straddle one of the most tumultuous decades of the 20th century and display Millar's uncanny ability to craft truly disturbing suspense fiction while still addressing social issues. Complex discussions of feminism, child abuse, and racism blend seamlessly into four of the most chilling tales ever told.
A STRANGER IN MY GRAVE (1960)
A young housewife named 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.
HOW LIKE AN ANGEL (1962)
California cultists, duplicitous damsels in distress, and dangerously high stakes conspire against Joe Quinn, a private eye who is beginning to feel more like a knight-errant.
THE FIEND (1964)
A young girl is at risk this tense and disturbing page-turner that reveals a web of domestic abuse among a disparate cast of middle class Americans.
BEYOND THIS POINT ARE MONSTERS (1970)
The investigation into the disappearance of a wealthy California rancher brings to light the secrets of a whole community this a haunting and complex masterpiece of suspense.
Margaret Millar (1915-1994) was a great pioneer of psychological mysteries and thrillers and the author of 27 books. She was born in Kitchener, Ontario, and spent the majority of her life in Santa Barbara, California, with her husband, Ken Millar, better known by his pseudonym Ross MacDonald. Her novel Beast in View, published in 1956, was awarded the Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Novel. Millar received the Woman of the Year Award from the Los Angeles Times in 1965, and the Grand Master Award for Lifetime Achievement from the Mystery Writers of America in 1983. Millar's razor-sharp humor and deft plotting have cemented her place as one of the most prominent crime authors of her generation and following ones.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781681990286 |
| ISBN 10 | 1681990288 |
| Title | Collected Millar: Legendary Novels of Suspense: A Stranger in My Grave; How LikeAn Angel; The Fiend; Beyond This Point Are Monsters |
| Author | Margaret Millar |
| Series | Collected Millar |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Soho Syndicate |
| Year published | 2016-11-08 |
| Number of pages | 528 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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