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Beast In View by Margaret Millar
2.0
This was also in Women Crime Writers: Four Suspense Novels of the 1950s. I guessed the outcome about halfway through the book. Also, there's some pretty serious homophobia going on here, so be warned. At one point, the male protagonist/hero type suddenly seems to fall in love with our damsel in distress. Literally from one page to the next, you go from avuncular to wooing. Weird.
WOW. Just looked at some of the other reviews and can't believe this beat out The Talented Mr. Ripley for the Edgar Award. The writing is good, but the plotting is pretty weak. I will definitely read more by this author, because I did enjoy the language and the way she set a scene.
WOW. Just looked at some of the other reviews and can't believe this beat out The Talented Mr. Ripley for the Edgar Award. The writing is good, but the plotting is pretty weak. I will definitely read more by this author, because I did enjoy the language and the way she set a scene.