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      A Kiss Before Dying

      by Ira Levin
      Published
      Jan 1954
      Main Genre
      Suspense Suspense
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      A modern classic, this novel set a new standard in the art of mystery and suspense in its exploration of the criminal mind.

      A 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. 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, 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.

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      General Fiction Suspense

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      Thriller

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