![]() ![]() ![]() She also has a controlling mother – and a recurring nightmare in which she sees her own grave and a date that means she has been dead for four years! On the edge of a breakdown, she hires an investigator. A beautiful home, a wealthy businessman husband who loves her, she is protected and doted upon. Nothing in the lives of her characters is simple, and often the most downtrodden get the most compassion, though never in an overt or obvious way.ĭaisy Harker has the ideal middle-class life in the Californian town of San Felice, a fictionalized version of Millar’s own home in Santa Barbara. It deals with the subtle distinctions between economic class, races, haves and have-nots. This a subtle and eloquent examination of the emotional toll on people caused by the small things in their lives which create inner conflict or despair. This clever psycho-drama is an excellent example of the mid-century mystery genre. It’s not difficult to see why if this book is any indication. ![]() A Grand Masters for Lifetime Achievement from the Mystery Writers of America followed in 1983. At the height of her popularity in the 1960s, her cutting wit and devious plotting won her an Edgar Allan Poe award, and the Woman of The Year title from the Los Angeles Times. ![]() Canadian/American Margaret Millar, an author of psychological mysteries and thrillers and a pioneer of feminist noir, isn’t well-known in Britain. ![]()
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