Margaret Millar

(February 5th, 1915 – March 26th, 1994)

Margaret Ellis Millar (née Sturm) was a Canadian-American mystery and suspense novelist.

Margaret Millar is a book author.

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Women Crime Writers

Charlotte Armstrong, Dolores Hitchens, Dorothy B Hughes, Elizabeth Sanxay Holding, Helen Eustis, Margaret Millar, Patricia Highsmith, Vera Caspary
Wartime Contemporary Post-War American Crime Noir

Even the whitest of picket fences can hide a twisting darkness. And that very pressure could itself serve as one of the most complex themes of noir — that of dreams deferred and decisions made with extreme regret.

Crime Novels: Thrillers from the 1960s Part 2

Chester Himes, Evan Hunter, Margaret Millar, Patricia Highsmith
Contemporary American Crime Noir

As the 1960s began to fade into the 1970s, noir took a fascinating and complex turn. It wasn’t enough to just be about a crime — now it was about being relevant to the current moment.