Quick, easy read. Enjoyable and memorable plot.
He was an honor student, class president, war hero - and killer of his pregnant lover. Now he's ready to destroy anyone, man or woman, who comes close to his horrifying secret. From master novelist Ira Levin, A KISS BEFORE DYING is the classic, chiling portrait of a brillian young psychopath who gets away with murder after murder - blind to the one fatal weakness that threatens to expose him.
This suspense novel was written in 1953, it's a shame people can't write like this today anymore. There is no gimmick, no sex or lewd behavior, no profanity, just believable characters in a gripping plot, with incredible tension and suspense. The dedication reads simply to "my parents," the story begins promptly on page 1, with no forward, preface or preamble; and while it ends just 191 pages later, the thrill of this well-told chilling story is lasting.
Like Henry James before him, Ira Levin writes about a sometimes strained relationship between a wealthy accomplished father, his daughter, and the presumed gold digger she attracts. But in this "modern day" version, the interloper is diabolical and sinister! And the daughter has sisters!
Like Henry James before him, Ira Levin writes about a sometimes strained relationship between a wealthy accomplished father, his daughter, and the presumed gold digger she attracts. But in this "modern day" version, the interloper is diabolical and sinister! And the daughter has sisters!
