In 1959, Mr. Millar’s life was interrupted suddenly by the news that his daughter was missing. On Saturday, May 30th , Miss Millar left her campus of UC Davis, and went to a casino on the Nevada border with a male friend. When she did not return by Sunday, her house mother called the Millars. On Wednesday, Mr. Millar took a flight to Sacramento, California to find Miss Millar. He contacted the police immediately after finding out about the state of mind she was in from her r

In October, Mrs. Millar and Mr. Millar took a trip to New York. Mr. Millar had been given the position as a director of the Mystery Writers of America. His publisher said they were happy with The Wycherly Woman manuscript, and Knopf raised the advance for the book by one thousand dollars. Soon after the raise on the advance, Cosmopolitan bought The Wycherly Woman for another five thousand dollars. Mr. Millar wrote the book from his own experience. In the book, Lew archer was hired by a rich man to find his missing daughter, and the daughter, Phoebe, represented Miss Millar.

Mr. Millar’s career only seemed to take off from there. Mr. Millar turned fifty that December. In January of 1966, Mr. Millar watched a screening of the movie"Harper" for the first time. Mr. Millar did not fall in love with the movie at first, but he thought Pual Newman made a good Harper. Around when Harper was about to be released, Mr. Millar’s Black Money was published. The reviews were wonderful, and many people said it was his best Archer book he had written. When "Harper" was said to be a smash, producers in Hollywood were suddenly very interested in Mr. Millar. Mr. Millar held back on any deals and said" Let the boys make a picture with Archer and then I will possibly feel inclined to do business with them" (Nolan, 265). "Harper" opened in April with mixed reviews, but it was the fourth grossing movie in the country that week. Mr. Millar around that time made a difficult decision. He decided to cut off Ober as his agent and to remain not represented by anyone. Mr. Millar made this decision due to bad contracts that his agency made for a Seven Arts project. Mr. Millar decided to let his lawyers undo the contracts first and then consider a new agency.

In those six years of the sixties, Mr. Millar had finally left his mark as a writer. He wrote four of his most successful books in that period, and he went on to write more after that. His personal life was also stable with his daughter in good condition. He was later recognized as one of the best mystery writers ever in America, and the unique style he developed was praised by many. During a time in literature, when mystery writers were not getting the credit they deserved, Mr. Millar did not give up. He managed to show readers and critics he was a master of mystery, and throughout his career he always kept the reader guessing.

By 1965, Mr. Millar wanted to do something with the Archer series in Hollywood. Mr. Millar also did not want to hurt his wife’s career by having the same agents. Mr. Millar realized that his career had surpassed Mrs. Millar’s in a way. Mrs. Millar’s last successful book was Iron Gates. In May of 1965, Warner Brothers said they were interested in making The Moving Target into a movie. Paul Newman was to star in it. Warner Brothers wanted to buy exclusive rights to Archer. Warners would not pay for the fifty thousand dollars that Mr. Millar asked for. The studio then decided to use the book they had bought rights to, but not its title. They changed Archer’s name to Harper. He was dissapointed by the name change, and also by Bantom’s decision to drop half of its Archer

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