Ira Levin was a master of suspense and horror, whose works were renowned for their meticulous construction and unsettling atmosphere. Often likened to a 'Swiss watchmaker,' Levin expertly wove elements of suspense, psychological dread, and social commentary into narratives that resonated with contemporary anxieties. His ability to tap into the darker aspects of human nature and society earned him critical acclaim and a dedicated readership. Levin's stories frequently explore the boundaries of morality and the insidious nature of evil within seemingly ordinary settings.
A play in three acts, Critic's Choice tells the story of theater critic Parker Ballantine whose second wife, Angela, writes a play which is produced on Broadway. The play is awful and Parker must decide whether or not to review the play honestly.
A hugely popular stage and screen success, this ingeniously constructed play offers a rare and skilful blending of two priceless theatrical ingredients - gasp-inducing thrills and spontaneous laughter. Unknown dramatist Clifford Anderson has sent his new thriller to award-winning Broadway author Sidney for comment - or has he...-2 women, 3 men
A Kiss Before Dying not only debuted the talent of best-selling novelist Ira Levin to rave reviews, it also set a new standard in the art of mystery and suspense. Now a modern classic, as gripping in its tautly plotted action as it is penetrating in its exploration of a criminal mind, it tells the shocking tale of a young man who will stop at nothing--not even murder--to get where he wants to go. For he has dreams; plans. He also has charm, good looks, sex appeal, intelligence. And he has a problem. Her name is Dorothy; she loves him, and she's pregnant. The solution may demand desperate measures. But, then, he looks like the kind of guy who could get away with murder. Compellingly, step by determined step, the novel follows this young man in his execution of one plan he had neither dreamed nor foreseen. Nor does he foresee how inexorably he will be enmeshed in the consequences of his own extreme deed.
It is 1974, but for Dr Mengele and his group of Nazis, World War II is not yet over. They have a terrible plan to conquer the world, but how does it involve a group of boys that come from different countries, yet all look exactly the same? Only one man can find out.
Ihn zu lieben war einfach. Ihm zu vertrauen war tödlich. Seit dem vermeintlichen Selbstmord ihrer Schwester Dorothy will Ellen Kingship nur noch eines: das Geheimnis ihres Todes lüften. Und bald schon kommt sie zu der Gewissheit, das Dorothy ermordet worden ist.
Ira Levin returned to the horror of his 1967 groundbreaking novel Rosemary's Baby with this sequel set at the dawn of the new millennium. Thirty-three years ago, Rosemary gave birth to the Devil's child while under the control of a coven of witches. Now the year is 1999, and humanity dreads the approaching twenty-first century, desperately in search of a saviour for this troubled world. In New York City, Rosemary's son Andy is believed to be that saviour. But is he the force of good his followers accept him to be? Or is he his father's son? As the war between good and evil rages on, the fate of humanity hangs in the balance.
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Totem/Die Roboterfrauen/Bis zum tödlichen Ende/Der eiserne Tiger - Vier ungekürzte Romane in einem Band.
A successful career woman living in Sliver, a glittering Manhattan high-rise, discovers that someone is watching her every move. By the author of Rosemary's Baby. Reprint. Movie tie-in.
De auteur van De jongens van Brazilië
Joanna s deťmi a mužom sa presťahujú. Zisťuje, že manželky v meste sú neuveriteľne dokonalé a príde na hrôzostrašnú vec. Muži ich menia za vyrobenú náhradu. V druhom ústrednú dejovú os tvoria strhujúce osudy Leibermanna, ktorý sa na základe prerušeného telefonátu so zavraždeným priateľom usiluje vypátrať pozadie záhadných úmrtí mužov, súvisiacich s adopciou detí rovnakého výzoru s doktorom Mengelem...
Thriller New Revised Edition 2 male, 2 female Interior Set This chilling mystery thriller by the author of Rosemary's Baby explores the thin line between fantasy and reality, madness and murder. Students Susan and Larry find themselves as guests enticed to the Brabissant mansion by it's dissolute caretakers the lonely Mackeys. Struck by Susan's strong resemblance to Veronica Brabissant, long- dead daughter of the family for whom they work, the o
The classic thriller of Dr. Josef Mengele's nightmarish plot to restore the Third Reich.
“Ohne Zweifel das spannendste Buch des Jahres.” – New York Times. Die sechs Männer mit den Diplomatenkoffern haben präzise Anweisungen – termingerechte Liquidation. Und sie werden sich hüten, zu viele Fragen zu stellen. Ein Mann jedoch möchte den Auftraggeber der Killer schon seit Jahrzehnten finden: der Nazijäger Jakob Liebermann, der durch einen Zufall von dem Plan erfährt. Seine Nachforschungen bleiben zunächst ohne Erfolg, aber dann dämmert ihm, was es mit der gnadenlosen Mördermission auf sich hat. Es geht nicht nur um das Schicksal von vierundneunzig unauffälligen Bürgern, sondern um die Zukunft der ganzen Welt …
Il est beau, sympathique, irrésistible. A défaut du goût du travail, il a celui de l'intrigue. De là à conclure qu'un riche mariage est pour lui le chemin le plus rapide vers la fortune, il n'y a qu'un pas. Il l'a franchi le jour où — à l'Université de Stoddard — il a fait la connaissance de Dorothy Kingship, fille du roi du cuivre. La conquête a été pour lui une entreprise excitante, menée de main de maître. De là sa fureur lorsqu'un stupide incident vient ruiner ses espoirs, et la froide détermination avec laquelle il échafaude le plan diabolique qui lui permettra, envers et contre tout, de ceindre la couronne de cuivre.
The town of Stepford has a secret. All of the wives are far too perfect and all of the husbands are way too happy.
The story is set in a seemingly perfect global society. Uniformity is the defining feature; there is only one language and all ethnic groups have been eugenically merged into one race called “The Family.” The world is ruled by a central computer called UniComp that has been programmed to keep every single human on the surface of the earth in check. People are continually drugged by means of regular injections so that they will remain satisfied and cooperative. They are told where to live, when to eat, whom to marry, when to reproduce. Even the basic facts of nature are subject to the UniComp’s will—men do not grow facial hair, women do not develop breasts, and it only rains at night.
Rosemary a její nový manžel Guy se stěhují do nového apartmánu v New Yorku ve slavné Park Avenue, kde se spřátelí se starším párem v sousedství a žijí spokojený život. Po čase se Guy s Rosemary rozhodnou mít dítě a mladá Rosemary prožívá běžné radosti a starosti nastávající maminky. Do světa Rosemary však záhy zasahují události, které se zdají narušovat její duševní rovnováhu. Zpočátku nevinné, zdánlivě bezvýznamné náhody a shody okolností se v její mysli začínají skládat v děsivý obraz, jemuž po dlouhou dobu nechce uvěřit. Objevuje se i nový problém - ochránit dítě, které čeká. Možná to ale nebude dítě, jenž bude potřebovat ochránit. Její obavy jsou tím intenzivnější, čím více se blíží narození dlouho očekávaného dítěte. Jsou její zlé předtuchy, které okolí považuje za výplod choré mysli, reálné? Stala se skutečně obětí pečlivě propracovaného plánu samotného Satana? A pokud ano, kdo je do tohoto zlovolného scénáře zapojen? Komu ještě může důvěřovat? Co se stane s jejím dítětem?
Rosemary and Guy Woodhouse, an ordinary young couple, settle into a New York City apartment, unaware that the elderly neighbors and their bizarre group of friends have taken a disturbing interest in them. But by the time Rosemary discovers the horrifying truth, it may be far too late!
Ira Levin's award-winning first novel reissued with a new introduction by Chelsea Cain.
