- Paperback: 304 pages
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC; New edition edition (4 Sep 2000)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0747548161
- ISBN-13: 978-0747548164
- Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,406,945 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"Remarkably constructed...in episodes of chilling horror."
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Ira Levin's award-winning first novel reissued with a new introduction by Chelsea Cain.
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24 of 24 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is an excellent read, the sort of book that would hold your interest on a long and tiring flight or at the dentist if he's a couple of hours late. Dorothy Kingship has fallen for a young man and is pregnant by him. For him, this is very bad news - he is much less innocent than he seems and his motives in pursuing Dorothy are entirely selfish. What to do? He forms a plan and carries it out. As the book moves on, Dorothy's two sisters, Ellen and Marion, become involved. There are plots and danger and quite a number of surprises, one of which I absolutely could not have predicted. With this kind of book, which is a murder mystery, I cannot be more specific about the plot - plot is everything here - but it is pacily written, very easy to read, and nicely recreates the world of post-War USA (it was written in 1952), where, for example, Ellen is startled and concerned when her date, who is strapped for cash, forks out a whole $18 for dinner for two! Levin does not pull punches (he wrote 'Rosemary's Baby', after all) and some of the events are nasty, but then, that's as you would expect it to be. Good fun, this - recommended.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Kindle Edition
Probably one of the best thrillers I have ever read, and I only wish I hadn't taken quite so many years to get around to it. The killer twist (pardon the pun) is how long it takes before the murderer's identity is revealed, so if you haven't yet read the plot summary on the Amazon page - don't!
A well constructed story, very well told, and it thunders along so that even when you do find out whodunnit you will still be gripped.
A well constructed story, very well told, and it thunders along so that even when you do find out whodunnit you will still be gripped.
17 of 19 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
The old cliche of 'unable to put it down' was definately true of this. With twists and turns that left my mouth literally open, I thoroughly enjoyed it. Levin's narrative is easy and uncluttered, allowing you to sail through the story, adding to the pace of the tale.
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Never been surpassed!
I first read this many, many years ago. I asked a friend to recommend a book. He didn't hesitate. "A Kiss Before Dying", he said. Read more
Published 17 days ago by Jonisuncle
Stylish 50s noir thriller by a master of suspense
The title 'A Kiss Before Dying' conjures up, for me, an image of a 1950s pulp thriller with a fabulous, stylish cover featuring a woman who looks like the hourglassy one from Mad... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Joanne Sheppard
Great crime-thriller
A Kiss Before Dying is one of the best crime-thriller's I've ever read. It's a story about a handsome, charming and clever young boy who has alternative motives in his... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Reader
A decent chiller
Reminds me of one of Hitchcock's mid productions (but not his master pieces); skillful enough, some clever turns, a decent, entertaining chiller. Read more
Published 3 months ago by pennywho
Perfection
I'm revisiting Ira Levin after a number of years. I'd just read Robert Harris's so called thriller, 'The Fear Index', and needed to remind myself how a real thriller grabbed you. Read more
Published 4 months ago by ARB
Film noir in a barrel
A great book. The villain is likeable and the plot twistier than Christie. The settings are authentic (I think) and policemen suitably dismissive of the ingeniously devious... Read more
Published 6 months ago by Mr. A. Healy
A Kiss Before Dying
It's always good to discover a new author and once again Kindle has come up trumps with this reissued thriller from the fifties. Read more
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