A Kiss Before Dying

by Ira Levin

Product Description:

A Kiss Before Dying not only debuted the talent of best-selling novelist Ira Levin to rave reviews, it also set a new standard in the art of mystery and suspense. Now a modern classic, as gripping in its tautly plotted action as it is penetrating in its exploration of a criminal mind, it tells the shocking tale of a young man who will stop at nothing—not even murder—to get where he wants to go. For he has dreams; plans. He also has charm, good looks, sex appeal, intelligence. And he has a problem. Her name is Dorothy; she loves him, and she's pregnant. The solution may demand desperate measures. But, then, he looks like the kind of guy who could get away with murder. Compellingly, step by determined step, the novel follows this young man in his execution of one plan he had neither dreamed nor foreseen. Nor does he foresee how inexorably he will be enmeshed in the consequences of his own extreme deed.

Subjects: Fiction, Fiction - Mystery/ Detective, Mystery/Suspense, Mystery & Detective - General, Fiction / Mystery & Detective / General, Mystery & Detective - Hard-Boiled,

Reviews:

Best Mystery Ever !
I am reading this book for the third time. The first time was when it first came out, then some years later, and now I'm reading it again. Although I don't usually read mysteries, this one is so mesmerising that over the years I have always counted this as one of my favorite books, no matter what the genre. It is fast paced, not an unnecessary word. And the ending-- well, you have to read it.

A Lost Masterpiece of a Mystery!
This book was one of the most intreguing and memorable books I ever read. When Steven King lamented that "A Kiss Before Dying" was not read much these days, he was right to the mark. Don't miss this great murder mystery. A villan you'll hate in an irresistible story.

Be sure to read the Amazon review by Ryan Harvey "Wolf Shadow." Here's a quote from Ryan Harvey's review:

"Stephen King once commented about author Ira Levin: 'Every novel he has ever written has been a marvel of plotting. He is the Swiss watchmaker of the suspense novel; he makes what the rest of us do look like those five-dollar watches you can buy in the discount drug stores.' He went on to lament that Levin's most effective book (and his first!), 'A Kiss before Dying,' is not much read these days."

Dark suspense
Ira Levin always goes to the dark heart of the human beast--and in this, his first novel, he certainly shows an understanding of his species. A twisting plot, a splash of unwholesome romance, a cunning antagonist/protagonist...it all works.

Thriller writer Scott Nicholson

Great book!!
The author sure knows how to keep things exiting! He always ends the chapter with a thrilling moment, which made me want to go on reading. I almost couldn't put the book aside, I utilized every spare hour. Her style of writing pleased me very well, it never drops off. I experienced this book as a form of acting, in writing. The characters in the story are individually exposed from the inside, in a seamless performance from one perspective to the other. Perhaps this is the secret of this books' vividness. I detected only one small thing where I was beginning to feel bored about; In the part called "Marion", we caught sight of the inside of the factory of Mr. Kingship, by looking through Buds' eyes. But in my view he was endlessly persuading about it, I got tired of it. All in all I'm very glad I've read this book. The film wasn't as good as the book itself.

Lots of suspense...hard to put down!!!
It is a shame that there are not more books out there like this one with fast moving suspense. All I could think of while reading this book was how tight the story was. Ira Levin does not waste a single word. He gets right to the point and holds you there!! This book made me want to read everything that Ira Levin has ever written. Fantastic!! If you like great suspense, psychological thrillers and stories with a twist...this book is definately for you!

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