A Kiss Before Dying (Audiobook)

from datrappert

A smart, ambitious young man, with a penchant for killing, discovers that finding and marrying a rich girl is a difficult proposition--but perhaps if he can keep it all in the family, practice will make perfect! This is a real page-turner, marred by a few significant flaws, notably that a lot of ...

from agarcia85257

A Kiss Before Dying by Ira Levin is a prime example of how mysteries were written. Before CSI and the overload of forensic science became the norm for a good crime/mystery. This tale is as much about the drama of the characters as it is about the crimes themselves. "...His plans had been running ...

from arielfl

I picked this up on the heels of another Levin classic, Rosemary's Baby. This was Levine's take on the seductive psychopath murderer. My favorite exploration of this type of character is presented in Agatha Christie's Endless Night but this would be a close second. In this novel you are presented...

from cammykitty

This post World War II mystery is very tightly plotted, yet structured like a fairy tale. Things move in threes, and we know the first two princes (or princesses) always fail before the last one succeeds. That said, there were enough twists to keep it interesting. To avoid slipping into spoiler-c...

from JenneB

It's not going to set the world on fire with its originality or anything, but all I'm going to say is that I was late to work this morning because I had to finish reading it.I won't say anything about the plot--don't even read the dust jacket. Just jump right in.