{"product_id":"collected-millar-the-first-detectives-the-invisible-worm-the-weakeyed-bat-the-devil-loves-me-wall-of-eyes-the-iron-gates-isbn-9781681990316","title":"Collected Millar: The First Detectives: The Invisible Worm; The Weak-Eyed Bat; The Devil Loves Me; Wall of Eyes; The Iron Gates","description":"\u003cb\u003eMargaret Millar started her brilliant writing career with novels featuring two very different detectives: the psychologist Dr. Paul Prye and Inspector Sands of Toronto’s police department. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The two couldn’t be more different. Dr. Paul Prye is a hero of the Oscar Wildean line whose psychological insight into human nature is rivaled only by his biting sarcasm and penchant for quoting poetry at inappropriate times. The stern Inspector Sands, on the other hand, is as dry and affectless as he is dogged and intelligent. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePSYCHOLOGIST PAUL PRYE\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Invisible Worm\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e (1941)\u003cbr\u003e Margaret Millar’s debut novel introduces psychiatrist Dr. Paul Prye, a cynical man of reason with a penchant for quoting William Blake and making enemies. When Prye finds himself first the suspect in a murder case and then the target of a murderer, he quickly sets his powerful mind to the task of solving the case.   \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Weak-Eyed Bat\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e (1942)\u003cbr\u003e The poetry-quoting psychologist Paul Prye finds his lakeside vacation to Muskoka, Ontario, interrupted by nosey locals, and vacation only becomes less relaxing when the free-spirited teenage daughter of a local classics professor disappears. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Devil Loves Me\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e (1942)\u003cbr\u003e Psychologist-detective Paul Prye is getting married—or at least he would be if one of the bridesmaids didn't collapse in the middle of the ceremony. It's a case of poison—Prye knows because when he goes to look for the ring he find instead a note left by the would-be murderer.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eINSPECTOR SANDS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eWall of Eyes\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e(1943)\u003cbr\u003e Millar’s thoroughly stoic hero Toronto detective Inspector Sands uncovers a conspiracy while investigating a years-old car accident after the blind survivor claims that someone is trying to kill her.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Iron Gates\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e (1945)\u003cbr\u003e Fifteen years ago, Toronto’s Inspector Sands arrived at the Morrow family mansion as a rookie cop assisting in the investigation of the never-to-be-solved murder of Mrs. Morrow. Now the second Mrs. Morrow, Lucille, has gone missing. Sands sets himself to unravel not only the disappearance but the cold case murder as well.\u003cb\u003ePRAISE FOR MARGARET MILLAR\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMystery Writers of America Grand Master\u003cbr\u003eWinner of the Edgar Award for Best Novel\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e Woman of the Year\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“One of the most original and vital voices in all of American crime fiction.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Laura Lippman\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“I long ago changed my writing name to Ross Macdonald for obvious reasons.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Kenneth Millar (Ross Macdonald), in a letter to the \u003ci\u003eToronto Saturday Night\u003c\/i\u003e newspaper\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“Very Original.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Agatha Christie\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Stunningly original.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Val McDermid\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Millar's mysteries are filled with clever twists, yet what makes them special is her surgical approach to her characters' inner lives. She's got an eagle eye for the juicy stuff lots of mystery writers still ignore—questions of class, status, sexual desire and the difficult position of women. This last was something she knew about firsthand. Millar's work was long overshadowed by that of her husband, detective novelist Ross Macdonald. In fact, her best novels — like 1955's \u003ci\u003eBeast in View\u003c\/i\u003e — have a ferocious edge that make him look rather tame.\"\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—John Powers, NPR's Fresh Air\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"One of the greatest this country has ever produced.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e—The Globe and Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"A writer whose own work is every bit as psychologically bruising and critically acclaimed as that of her husband [Ross Macdonald], if not as well known. But [Syndicate Books] hopes to rectify that with \u003ci\u003eCollected Millar\u003c\/i\u003e.\"\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Kevin Burton Smith, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eMystery Scene Magazine\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"Razor-sharp.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e—The Seattle Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“She has few peers, and no superior in the art of bamboozlement.” \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003c\/b\u003eJulian Symons\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Written with such complete realization of every character that the most bitter antagonist of mystery fiction may be forced to acknowledge it as a work of art.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003c\/b\u003eAnthony Boucher reviewing \u003ci\u003eBeast in View\u003c\/i\u003e for the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Margaret Millar can build up the sensation of fear so strongly that at the end it literally hits you like a battering ram.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003c\/b\u003eBBC\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Wonderfully ingenious.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003c\/b\u003eThe New Yorker\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Brilliantly superlative… One of the most impressive additions to mystery literature—and the word “literature” is used in its fullest sense.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003c\/b\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“In the whole of crime fiction’s distinguished sisterhood, there is no one quite like Margaret Millar.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003c\/b\u003eThe Guardian\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A superb writer.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003c\/b\u003eH.R.F. Keating\u003c\/b\u003e   \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“She writes minor classics.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003c\/b\u003eWashington Post   \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Mrs. Millar doesn't attract fans she creates addicts.” \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003c\/b\u003eDilys Winn, namesake of the Dilys Award\u003c\/b\u003eMargaret Millar (1915-1994) was the author of 27 books and a masterful pioneer of psychological mysteries and thrillers. Born in Kitchener, Ontario, she spent most of her life in Santa Barbara, California, with her husband Ken Millar, better known under the \u003ci\u003enom de plume\u003c\/i\u003e of Ross MacDonald. Her 1956 novel \u003ci\u003eBeast in View\u003c\/i\u003e won the Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Novel. In 1965 Millar was the recipient of the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e Woman of the Year Award and in 1983 the Mystery Writers of America awarded her the Grand Master Award for Lifetime Achievement. Millar’s cutting wit and superb plotting have left her an enduring legacy as one of the most important crime writers of both her own and subsequent generations.","brand":"Soho Syndicate","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46305502232805,"sku":"NP9781681990316","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781681990316.jpg?v=1767723905","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/collected-millar-the-first-detectives-the-invisible-worm-the-weakeyed-bat-the-devil-loves-me-wall-of-eyes-the-iron-gates-isbn-9781681990316","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}