Miriam Borgenicht

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
BornJuly 22, 1915
Manhattan
DiedApril 23, 1992(1992-04-23) (aged 76)
Manhattan
Other namesMiriam Borgenicht Klein
EducationBarnard College
OccupationWriter
Spouse(s)Milton Klein, lawyer
Children5
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

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 Publisher's 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
  • 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
  1. "Miriam Borgenicht Klein Novelist, 76". April 25, 1992. sec. 1, p. 12. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
  2. "Mystery Book Club Picks Ex-Scranton Resident's Novel". The Tribune. Scranton, Pennsylvania. May 6, 1949. Retrieved September 12, 2019 – via newspapers.com.
  3. "A Corpse in Diplomacy". Retrieved September 5, 2019.
  4. John M. Reilly, ed. (1980). "Borgenicht, Miriam". Twentieth-Century Crime and Mystery Writers. MacMillan. pp. 154–55. ISBN 0-333-30107-2.
  5. "No Duress". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved September 11, 2019.
  6. "Undue Influence". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved September 13, 2019.
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