by Ira Levin · Círculo de Lectores, S.A. · tapa dura · ISBN 9788422605973
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«Un beso antes de morir» is Ira Levin's mystery novel, published in hardcover by Círculo de Lectores in 1974 (232 pages, in Spanish).
A handsome, ambitious young man courts the daughter of a wealthy family, but her pregnancy threatens his plans to access the fortune. Determined not to lose his chance, he fakes his death as a suicide. The sister, who doubts that version, begins her own investigation and gets too close to the killer.
Work originally published in 1953 as A Kiss Before Dying, winner of the Edgar Award for Best First Novel in 1954. The Spanish translation is by Amparo García Burgos.
Will appeal to readers of classic crime and suspense fiction, as well as fans of Ira Levin.
Ira Marvin Levin was an American novelist, playwright, and songwriter. His works include the novels A Kiss Before Dying (1953), Rosemary's Baby (1967), The Stepford Wives (1972), This Perfect Day (1970), The Boys from Brazil (1976), and Sliver (1991). Levin also wrote the play Deathtrap (1978). Many of his novels and plays have been adapted into films. He received the Prometheus Hall of Fame Award and several Edgar Awards. In 1996 he was given the Bram Stoker Award for Lifetime Achievement.
