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A Kiss Before Dying
A Kiss Before Dying
Author: Ira Levin
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 no...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780786711642
ISBN-10: 0786711647
Publication Date: 4/2003
Pages: 242
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  • Currently 4.4/5 Stars.
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4.4 stars, based on 12 ratings
Publisher: Carroll Graf Publishers
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
Members Wishing: 0
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reviewed A Kiss Before Dying on + 31 more book reviews
Quick, easy read. Enjoyable and memorable plot.
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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.
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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!

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