A Kiss Before Dying (novel)
First edition | |
| Author | Ira Levin |
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| Original title | Kiss Before Dying |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Simon & Schuster |
Publication date | June 1953 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Hardcover & Paperback |
| Pages | 244 pages |
A Kiss Before Dying is a 1953 novel written by Ira Levin. It won the 1954 Edgar Award for Best First Novel.
The book has been adapted twice for the cinema: first in 1956 and later in 1991.
Now a modern crime classic, Levin's story centers on a charming, intelligent man who will stop at nothing, even murder, to get where he wants to go. His problem is a pregnant woman who loves him. The solution involves desperate measures.