Beast In View. by Margaret Millar. On the first page of Beast in View we are given this fragment of inner monologue: “ this lie is true, yes, this is a very true lie.”. The implied contradiction takes the full length of the novel to unravel, in what is a tour de force even for a writer as adept at the art of complex deception as Margaret Millar. From the beginning she casts an atmosphere of disembodied menace . Women Crime Writers: Four Suspense Novels of the s (LOA #): Mischief / The Blunderer / Beast in View / Fools Gold (Library of America Women Crime Writers Collection) Armstrong, Charlotte; Highsmith, Patricia; Millar, Margaret; Hitchens, Dolores. Published by Library of America, ISBN ISBN Beast in View is a suspenseful psychological thriller by Margaret Millar. Winner of the Edgar Award for Best Novel and also named one of the Top Mystery Novels of All Time by the Mystery Writers of America, the novel may be a bit dated in its views of homosexuality and use certain psychological terms but it still packs quite a punch/5.
Beast in View. Novem, Carroll Graf. Mass Market Paperback in English - New Ed edition. aaaa. Not in Library. Libraries near you: WorldCat. Beast in View. Beast in View is a psychological suspense horror thriller by Margaret Millar published in that won the Edgar Award in and was later adapted for an episode of the television series Alfred Hitchcock Hour in and remade for the Alfred Hitchcock Presents revival in It also made the list of The Top Mystery Novels of All Time that was issued in by the Mystery Writers of. Beast in View was a pleasure to read if you like tight plotting, unusual characters, realistic dialogue and a believable but surprising ending. Sure, its dated but so are a lot of Noir Classics. Margaret Millar knows how to write a mystery that gets your attention and then speeds along. I didn't find a wasted word.
THE BEAST IN VIEW. A split personality provides some shattering moments which begin with the phone call which terrifies drab Helen Clarvoe, hiding in a hotel room behind a wall of money, and continue with the attacks against her frivolous mother and her homosexual brother which leads to his suicide- and them to murder. Beast in View is a grimly dark tale -- Helen and her family are all quite miserable. Millar has Blackshear believe in Helen's redemption, and even fall for her (a widower, he's also looking for something in his own life ), which feels a bit forced in this very narrow time-frame. Beast in View is a suspenseful psychological thriller by Margaret Millar. Winner of the Edgar Award for Best Novel and also named one of the Top Mystery Novels of All Time by the Mystery Writers of America, the novel may be a bit dated in its views of homosexuality and use certain psychological terms but it still packs quite a punch.
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