ONE OF TIME MAGAZINE’S 100 BEST MYSTERY AND THRILLER BOOKS OF ALL TIMEIconic author Ira Levin’s Edgar Award–winning debut novel set a new standard in the art of psychological suspense. A modern classic published to rave reviews, and twice adapted for the screen, A Kiss Before Dying is a darkly thrilling, twisting tale of criminal psychopathy.Known for his looks and charm, a young man obsessed with wealth and status will stop at nothing to ...

The genre-defining classic that ushered in the era of modern horrorOne of the best-selling books of all time, Rosemary’s Baby is a foundational work of suspense and psychological horror which remains as powerful and chilling as the day it was written. Hailed by Truman Capote as a “darkly brilliant tale” and adapted with near-total fidelity into the monumental film starring Mia Farrow and John Cassavetes, Ira Levin’s Rosemary’s Baby ushered in the era of contemporary horror as we kn...

A modern dystopian classic that stands alongside 1984 and Brave New World, Ira Levin’s This Perfect Day is a stunningly prescient work of science fiction that asks what it means to remain human in a world increasingly governed by technology and AI.“Chip” (born Li RM35M4419)lives in a future controlled by an all-powerful global supercomputer, UniComp. In this seemingly utopian society, free from war and want, every aspect of human existenc...

Return to the dark and haunting world of Rosemary’s Baby in Ira Levin’s beguiling sequel, Son of Rosemary. This edition features a revelatory new afterword from the author’s son, Nicholas Levin.Levin’s Rosemary’s Baby, one of the bestselling books of all time, is the iconic classic that ushered in the era of modern horror. This shocking and darkly comic sequel is set well after the harrowing events of the first book, and is just as compelling and suspenseful. It is now 1999, and Ro...

Ira Levin’s chilling tale of psychological suspense takes readers on a twisted journey of obsession and seduction inside a glittering New York City high-rise.When successful book editor Kay Norris moves into a high-end “sliver” building on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, little does she realize her every move is being monitored by an intricate system of surveillance cameras watched by a mysterious voyeur. As she delves deeper into the unsettling truth behind this surveillance, Ka...

Ira Levin’s Broadway triumph Deathtrap melds gasp-out-loud thrills with laugh-out-loud laughs in a murderously entertaining “who’ll-do-it” of a play, within a play, within a …Once-successful Sidney Bruhl has only a string of recent flops to his credit when he’s sent an instant hit of a thriller written by a former student. Is Sidney desperate enough to kill in order to claim the work as his own? Envy, ambition, betrayal, and hidden agendas intertwine in this “brimming tumbler of ar...

A Nazi hunter uncovers a fugitive SS doctor’s terrifying plot to create a Fourth Reich in The Boys from Brazil, a riveting techno-thriller from the incomparable master of suspense, Ira Levin. This edition includes a brand-new afterword by Dr. Efraim Zuroff, Chief Nazi-Hunter of the Simon Wiesenthal Center.Veteran Nazi hunter Yakov Liebermann finds himself entangled in a web of unimaginable horror when he is tipped off to a sinister conspiracy hatching in t...

Three of Ira Levin’s most chilling and thought-provoking darkly psychological dramasBetrayal. Deception. Madness. Here are three of Ira Levin’s most tense, dark, and dramatic stage plays—presented for the first time in compilation form.Interlock’s psychological drama finds struggling concert pianist Paul in the sights of the older, aristocratic Mrs. Price. Once inside the walls of her Gramercy Park townhouse, can the bond between h...

Ira Levin—the same author who terrified us with Rosemary’s Baby and The Boys from Brazil also, astonishingly, wrote laugh-out-loud comedies. Here are three of his most side-splitting offerings, the pick of the litter—the critic’s choice.Critic’s ChoiceThis comic fable of fictional theater critic Parker Ballantine is a giddy excursion to a lost era of cocktails, tuxedos, witty quips, and urbane ripostes th...

Drafted into the United States Army just before his first novel could be published, Ira Levin (creator of Rosemary’s Baby, The Boys from Brazil, and Deathtrap) drew from that time in the military to craft a trio of armed forces–themed plays which run the gamut from madcap comedy to searing drama.Presented for the first time in one volume, and featuring a new introduction to each work by the author’s son Nicholas Levin, here is Levin’s complete tri...

Ira Levin’s dark suburban tale remains as compelling—and frighteningly relevant—as ever. Psychological suspense mixes with elements of science fiction to create an extraordinary thriller tinged with Levin’s sly, satirical wit.Few novels have enshrined themselves in the collective consciousness to the degree The Stepford Wives has. Levin’s sardonic critique has been spun off into countless film and television adaptations, from 1975’s original Katharine Ross filming to 2004’s Nicole ...