Ira Levin was born in 1929 in New York City and is a graduate of New York University. He wrote television plays and short stories and, when he was twenty-two, A Kiss Before Dying. After two years of military service he turned to playwriting; No Time for Sergeants, adapted from Mac Hyman's novel was his most successful stage work, but his favorite is a musical called Drat! The Cat! for which he wrote the book and lyrics. Its early closing sent him back to novel writing, and the outcome was the di...
A Kiss Before Dying
A Kiss Before Dying
Synopsis
Fresh from the horrors of World War II, a young man finds himself back in his stifling hometown, determined to escape his past and make his fortune by any means necessary. When he falls for the daughter of a copper magnate, his path to power seems assured, but his ruthless ambition leads him down a dark road, culminating in murder. This chilling tale follows his calculated ascent and the inevitable consequences.
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A kiss before dying (An Inner sanctum mystery)Unknown, 1953
230 pages
Simon & SchusterLanguage: English5 editions available
