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Margaret Millar (1915-1994) was the author of 27 books and a masterful pioneer of psychological mysteries and thrillers. Born in Kitchener, Ontario, she spent most of her life in Santa Barbara, California, with her husband Ken Millar, who is better known by his nom de plume of Ross Macdonald. Her 1956 novel Beast in View won the Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Novel. In 1965 Millar was the recipient of the Los Angeles Times Woman of the Year Award and in 1983 the Mystery Writers of America awarded her the Grand Master Award for Lifetime Achievement. Millar’s cutting wit and superb plotting have left her an enduring legacy as one of the most important crime writers of both her own and subsequent generations.

Sep 12, 2023

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Crime Novels: Four Classic Thrillers 1964-1969 (LOA, #371)

Sep 30, 2018

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The Lethal Sex (Mystery Writers of America Classic Anthology, #4)

Jun 19, 2018

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The Birds and the Beasts Were There: The Joys of Birdwatching and Wildlife Observation in California's Richest Habitat

Apr 10, 2018

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First Things, Last Things: Banshee; Spider Webs; It's All In The Family; Collected Short Fiction (Collected Millar)

Oct 24, 2017

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The First Detectives: The Invisible Worm; The Weak-Eyed Bat; The Devil Loves Me; Wall of Eyes; The Iron Gates (Collected Millar)

May 30, 2017

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The Dawn of Domestic Suspense: Fire Will Freeze; Experiment In Springtime; The Cannibal Heart; Do Evil In Return; Rose's Last Summer (Collected Millar)

Jan 10, 2017

Cover of The Tom Aragon Novels: Ask for Me Tomorrow; The Murder of Miranda; Mermaid

The Tom Aragon Novels: Ask for Me Tomorrow; The Murder of Miranda; Mermaid (Collected Millar)

Nov 8, 2016

Cover of Legendary Novels of Suspense: A Stranger in My Grave; How Like An Angel; The Fiend; Beyond This Point Are Monsters

Legendary Novels of Suspense: A Stranger in My Grave; How Like An Angel; The Fiend; Beyond This Point Are Monsters (Collected Millar)

Sep 13, 2016

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The Master at Her Zenith: Vanish in an Instant; Wives and Lovers; Beast in View; An Air That Kills; The Listening Walls (Collected Millar)

Sep 1, 2015

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Women Crime Writers: Four Suspense Novels of the 1950s (Library of America Women Crime Writers Collection, #2)

May 7, 2014

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Le Territoire Des Monstres

Aug 1, 2006

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An Air That Kills/Do Evil in Return (Stark House Mystery Classics)

Jan 1, 2005

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The Couple Next Door

Mar 1, 2000

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Wall of Eyes -Op

31 May 2000

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The Devil Loves Me (Camden S.)

Feb 1, 1997

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Antologia del Relato Policial

Jun 28, 1996

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The Cambridge Dictionary of Scientists

Dec 12, 1991

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Birds and Beasts Were There -OS

May 1, 1991

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The Birds and the Beasts Were There

Nov 23, 1989

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Wall of Eyes (Classic Crime S.)

Nov 1, 1989

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Vanish in an Instant (Classic Crime S.)

Jan 1, 1989

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The Invisible Worm (Atlantic Large Print Books)

Dec 12, 1988

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Cannibal Heart (Camden S.)

Dec 12, 1987

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