![]() ![]() The book is a succession of quite legitimate surprises, the suspense is admirably sustained, the detail is thorough and convincing, and the writing is considerably above the level usually associated with fictional crime and passion. Levin combines great talent for pure novel writing with strict whodunit tricks as dazzling as anything ever brought off by Ellery Queen or Agatha Christie.-Anthony BoucherĢ. ![]() Here is not merely an extraordinary first but an extraordinary suspense novel by the highest professional standards and you have an evening of incomparable excitement ahead of you. Levin was also the recipient of three Mystery Writers of America Edgar Allan Poe Awards. Ira Levin is the author of The Boys from Brazil, Rosemary s Baby, Son of Rosemary, The Stepford Wives, This Perfect Day, Sliver, and A Kiss Before Dying (for which he won the Edgar Award). But, then, he looks like the kind of guy who could get away with murder. ![]() The solution may demand desperate measures. Her name is Dorothy she loves him, and she's pregnant. He also has charm, good looks, intelligence. ![]() It tells the shocking tale of a young man who will stop at nothing not even murder to get where he wants to go. A modern classic, this novel set a new standard in the art of mystery and suspense in its exploration of the criminal mind.Ī Kiss Before Dying not only debuted the talent of best-selling novelist Ira Levin to rave reviews and an Edgar Award, it also set a new standard in the art of psychological suspense. ![]()
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