Edgar Award Best Novel Winner
Beast in View
by Margaret Millar
Summary
A frightened woman begins receiving menacing phone calls and turns to a family adviser, who slowly traces the threat to its disturbing source. Margaret Millar delivers a tight psychological thriller built around identity, mental illness, and a now famous twist. The book is celebrated for its economy and its unsettling portrait of a fractured mind.
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Historical Context & Significance
Margaret Millar was the wife of fellow crime writer Kenneth Millar, who wrote as Ross Macdonald.