Category Archives: Margaret Millar

FIRE WILL FREEZE (1944) by Margaret Millar

Posted on 10 April 2015 by Cavershamragu

This year marks the centenary of the birth of Margaret Millar (1915-1994), easily one of the best suspense writers of the 50s and 60s. To celebrate (no that I need much of an excuse) I decided to pick up this … Continue reading →

Posted in 2015 Vintage Mystery Challenge, Canada, Friday's Forgotten Book, Margaret Millar | 69 Comments

Marple: Endless Night

Posted on 7 January 2014 by Cavershamragu

Endless Night, among the best of Agatha Christie’s  later novels, is the latest to be ‘Marple-ised’ – that is to say, adapted for the ongoing Marple TV series by inserting Jane Marple into a story where she did not originally appear. … Continue reading →

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ENDLESS NIGHT (1967) by Agatha Christie

Posted on 3 January 2014 by Cavershamragu

We begin 2014 with a classic author trying something different. Many readers (myself included) regard this as among the most accomplished of Agatha Christie’s (admittedly variable) later novels. A clever variation on one of her best Golden Age gambits, this is none … Continue reading →

Posted in 2014 Book to Movie Challenge, 2014 Vintage Mystery Challenge Bingo, Agatha Christie, Friday's Forgotten Book, Margaret Millar, Miss Marple | 77 Comments

THE HORIZONTAL MAN (1946) by Helen Eustis

Posted on 31 December 2012 by Cavershamragu

Phew! By the skin of my teeth I’ve managed to complete the 2012 Vintage Mystery Readers Challenge. To celebrate, and as my last blog post until late January, here is my (short) review of Helen Eustis’ influential Edgar-winning debut. Set … Continue reading →

Posted in 2012 Vintage Mystery Reading Challenge, Amnesia, Campus Crime, Five Star review, Golden Age Girls, Margaret Millar, New York, Robert Bloch, Scene of the crime | 24 Comments

DO EVIL IN RETURN (1950) by Margaret Millar

Posted on 1 June 2012 by Cavershamragu

During the 1950s the Canadian author Margaret Millar proved herself, along with Patricia Highsmith, to be arguably the great innovator of the postwar crime and mystery genre. She was certainly crucial stepping stone in the later development of such notable … Continue reading →

Posted in 2012 Vintage Mystery Reading Challenge, Friday's Forgotten Book, Golden Age Girls, Margaret Millar, Scene of the crime | 23 Comments

A is for … Amnesia

Posted on 21 May 2012 by Cavershamragu

Kerrie’s Alphabet of Crime community meme over at the Mysteries in Paradise blog has returned for 2012. Each week those participating will post a review, author biog or a thematic item in which either the first letter of the title … Continue reading →

Posted in 2012 Alphabet of Crime, Agatha Christie, Amnesia, Cornell Woolrich, Crime Fiction Alphabet, Ed McBain, Ellery Queen, Espionage, Film Noir, James Bond, LP Davies, Margaret Millar, Patrick Quentin | 33 Comments

SOME OF YOUR BLOOD (1961) by Theodore Sturgeon

Posted on 18 May 2012 by Cavershamragu

OK folks, this one might get a little bit tricky. For the record, let me state that Exhibit A, Some of Your Blood by Theodore Sturgeon, is a remarkable book. It describes an investigation into a person’s character, via a case … Continue reading →

Posted in Friday's Forgotten Book, Margaret Millar, Psycho, Robert Bloch, Scene of the crime, Theodore Sturgeon | 44 Comments

Partners in Crime

Posted on 9 October 2011 by Cavershamragu

What is it about the crime and mystery genre that draws people together? More to the point, what is it about the genre that drawn authors together? One can of course look for a variety of psychologicial or sociological rationales … Continue reading →

Posted in Bill Pronzini, Columbo, Ellery Queen, Margaret Millar, Patrick Quentin, Robert B. Parker, Ross Macdonald, William DeAndrea | 28 Comments

THE FIEND (1964) by Margaret Millar

Posted on 1 October 2011 by Cavershamragu

Margaret Millar was a major writer of mystery and suspense for four decades, yet practically none of her books are in print today. Specialising in stories of abnormal or aberrant psychology, her books are notable for their acute portraits of … Continue reading →

Posted in Anthony Boucher, Julian Symons, Margaret Millar, Ross Macdonald | 11 Comments