Category Archives: Margaret Millar

Books of the month: December 2016

Posted on December 31, 2016 by bernadetteinoz

For the sake of completeness a quick end-of-month post amidst the year-end ramblings Pick of the month I read 8 books and a short story during December which is right around my average monthly number for the year. There is … Continue reading →

Posted in Agnes Ravatn, books of the month, David Owen (Aus), Hannah Kent (Aus), Jaye Ford (Aus), Jo Bannister, Jock Serong (Aus), Margaret Millar, Vanda Symon | 6 Comments

2016 – Crimes of the Century

Posted on December 15, 2016 by bernadetteinoz

As a way to ensure I read some older crime books in addition to the contemporary ones I generally prefer, I set myself a personal challenge this year to participate in the Crimes of the Century meme at least 6 … Continue reading →

Posted in A.E. Martin (Aus), Arthur Upfield, books of the year, Crimes of the Century, Dorothy L. Sayers, E.M. Channon, Margaret Millar, memes and challenges, Michael Gilbert, Mickey Spillane, Pat Flower (Aus), R. Austin Freeman | 15 Comments

Review: A STRANGER IN MY GRAVE by Margaret Millar

Posted on December 12, 2016 by bernadetteinoz

This is my second foray into the work of this Canadian/American author for the Crimes Of The Century meme. The first was in May of this year for 1957’s AN AIR THAT KILLS. It’s difficult to know how to talk about … Continue reading →

Posted in book review, Crimes of the Century, Margaret Millar, USA | 5 Comments

Books of the month: May 2016

Posted on June 1, 2016 by bernadetteinoz

Pick of the month Authors who choose to subvert the tropes of much loved genres always take a big risk but in the case of AN ISOLATED INCIDENT Australian author Emily Maguire has been successful. Although it opens with the murder … Continue reading →

Posted in Agatha Christie, books of the month, C.J. Sansom, Emily Maguire (Aus), Fiona Barton, Jorn Lier Horst, Lindsay Tanner (Aus), Margaret Millar | 7 Comments

Review: AN AIR THAT KILLS by Margaret Millar

Posted on May 9, 2016 by bernadetteinoz

Ron Galloway is a wealthy Canadian businessman who plans a weekend getaway at his lodge with friends but never arrives. The friends – Ralph, Harry, Joe and Bill – eventually raise the alarm about Ron’s absence but it is some … Continue reading →

Posted in book review, Canada, Margaret Millar | Tagged | 14 Comments