Miriam Borgenicht (July 22, 1915 − April 23, 1992) was an American writer of mystery novels. A 1936 graduate of Barnard College in New York City, she worked for the Works Progress Administration during the Great Depression. She married Milton Klein,[1] a lawyer,[2] and had five children.[1]
Miriam Borgenicht | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 22, 1915 |
| Died | April 23, 1992 (aged 76) |
| Other names | Miriam Borgenicht Klein |
| Education | Barnard College |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Spouse(s) | Milton Klein, lawyer |
| Children | 5 |
| Parent(s) | Max Borgenicht and Helen Gottesman |
In addition to her novels, she wrote articles for magazines including The New Yorker, McCall's, Parents, and The New Republic.[2] She died in Manhattan in 1992.[1]
Critical reviews edit
In general, reviewers of Borgenicht's novels praised aspects of the fiction but also expressed reservations. Kirkus Reviews found Borgenicht's first novel, A Corpse in Diplomacy, "Fast paced but feminine".[3] Pearl G. Aldrich, writing in Twentieth-Century Crime and Mystery Writers, said of Borgenicht's first 10 novels, "They tread a very thin line, each wavering back and forth from competent to inept, credible to ridiculous, interesting to boring."[4] A reviewer for Publishers Weekly said of No Duress, "The villains will be obvious to even neophyte armchair sleuths, but Borgenicht's perceptive comments on troubling social issues generate plenty of tension."[5] A Publishers Weekly reviewer said of Undue Influence that it was "well-crafted" and featured "strong characters" but that it lost suspense in the closing chapters via a plot twist that was "too sudden and convenient".[6]
Bibliography edit
- A Corpse in Diplomacy (1949) OCLC 1577091
- Ring and Walk in (1952) OCLC 1704392
- Don't Look Back (1956) OCLC 1446212
- To Borrow Trouble (1965) OCLC 1862512
- Extreme Remedies (1967) OCLC 1436377
- Margin for Doubt (1968) OCLC 436845
- The Tomorrow Trap (1969) OCLC 4441
- A Very Thin Line (1970) OCLC 92749
- Roadblock (1973) OCLC 721158
- No Bail for Dalton (1974) OCLC 729985265
- True or False? (1982) OCLC 8410601
- Bad Medicine (1984) OCLC 15017989
- Fall from Grace (1984) OCLC 10274605
- Still Life (1986) OCLC 13700968
- Undue Influence (1989) OCLC 1036900274
- No Duress (1991) OCLC 22984729
- False Colors (1985) OCLC 1034665615
- Booked for Death (1987) OCLC 16079965
References edit
- ^ a b c "Miriam Borgenicht Klein Novelist, 76". April 25, 1992. sec. 1, p. 12. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
- ^ a b "Mystery Book Club Picks Ex-Scranton Resident's Novel". The Tribune. Scranton, Pennsylvania. May 6, 1949. Retrieved September 12, 2019 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "A Corpse in Diplomacy". Retrieved September 5, 2019.
- ^ John M. Reilly, ed. (1980). "Borgenicht, Miriam". Twentieth-Century Crime and Mystery Writers. MacMillan. pp. 154–55. ISBN 0-333-30107-2.
- ^ "No Duress". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved September 11, 2019.
- ^ "Undue Influence". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved September 13, 2019.