Books by Ira Levin

150 år efter nationernes endelige sammenslutning ånder alt omsider fred og idyl. Der er ikke længere krig, og aggressioner findes ikke. Mennesket er endelig befriet fra sin elendighed ved hjælp af særlige behandlinger, der blandt andet involverer indoktrinering. Det eneste mennesket skal opgive for denne tilstand af tilfredshed, er deres selvstændighed. Storcomputeren har total kontrol over alle individer – indtil hovedpersonen, Li RK35M4419, begynder at opleve en selvstændighedstrang og tager kampen op imod undertrykkelsen.Den amerikanske forfatter Ira Levin (1929-2007) skrev en række kendte og populære romaner. Særligt blev han kendt for de af hans romaner, som blev filmatiseret, heriblandt "Rosemarys baby" og "De lydige koner fra Stepford". Ud over sine romaner skrev Levin også manuskripter til teaterforestillinger, der blev opført på Broadway i New York.

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 older couple gradually induce her to impersonate Veronica briefly to solace the only living Brabissant, her addled sister who believes Veronica alive.-2 women, 2 men

The terrifying sequel to the bestselling horror classic Rosemary's Baby

Kay Norris, a successful book editor, moves into the affluent Carnegie Hill district of Manhattan, into an apartment in a slender high-rise. A man watches her. He watches her unpack, watches her make her bed. He owns the building: a shocking secret is concealed within the walls.Sliver is a sinuous, erotic thriller that explores the menacing evil behind the glittering fa ade of Manhattan s skyscrapers; a hypnotic story of obsession and the temptation of ultimate power.

Marvellously entertaining. A cross between Brave New World and Doctor Who. Look MagazineConsidered one of the greatest dystopian thrillers ever written, Ira Levin s terrifying glimpse into the future continues to fascinate readers forty years after its initial publication.Set in a seemingly perfect global society, where uniformity is the defining feature, one man leads the resistance against UniComp a central computer that has been programmed to keep every single human on the surface of the earth in check. All ethnic groups have been eugenically merged into a single race called The Family , and citizens are continually drugged so that they can never realise their potential as human beings, but will remain pliant and cooperative With a vision as frightening as any in the history of the science fiction genre, This Perfect Day is one of Levin s most haunting novels.

In this classic thriller, Ira Levin imagines Dr Josef Mengele's nightmarish plot to restore the Third Reich. Alive and hiding in South America, thirty years after the end of the Second World War, Mengele gathers a group of former colleagues for a sinister project - the creation of the Fourth Reich. Ageing Nazi hunter Yakov Lieberman is informed of the plot but before he hears the evidence, his source is killed . . . Spanning continents and inspired by true events, what follows is one of Levin's most masterful tales, both timeless and chillingly plausible.Praise for Ira Levin:'Levin is the Swiss watchmaker of the suspense novel' Stephen King

Dorothy meets a handsome young man with an eye for her inheritance while she is in her sophomore year. They are to be married and her life will be blissful; but Dorothy is pregnant and her fianc 's plans are ruined, for Dorothy would be disinherited if her father discovered the truth.So the young man provides his bride to be with some pills that will solve the problem. Soon there will be no baby - and perhaps no Dorothy either... A Kiss before Dying, Levin's first novel, earned him the 1954 Edgar Award for Best First Novel and is regarded as a modern classic.

The women of Stepford are not all that they seem... All the beautiful people live in idyllic Stepford, Connecticut, an affluent, suburban Eden populated with successful, satisfied hubbies and beautiful, dutiful wives. For Joanna Eberhart, newly arrived with her husband and two children, it all seems too good to be true - from the sweet Welcome Wagon lady to all those cheerful, friendly faces in the supermarket checkout lines. But just beneath the town's flawless surface, something is sordid and wrong - something abominable with roots in the local Men's Association. And it may already be too late for Joanna to save herself from being devoured by Stepford's hideous perfection.

Rosemary Woodhouse and her struggling actor-husband, Guy, move into the Bramford, an old New York City apartment building with an ominous reputation and only elderly residents. Neighbours Roman and Minnie Castavet soon come nosing around to welcome them; despite Rosemary's reservations about their eccentricity and the weird noises that she keeps hearing, her husband starts spending time with them. Shortly after Guy lands a plum Broadway role, Rosemary becomes pregnant, and the Castavets start taking a special interest in her welfare.As the sickened Rosemary becomes increasingly isolated, she begins to suspect that the Castavets' circle is not what it seems.

Walter og Joanna er lykkelige, da de endelig flytter ind i deres nye hjem i Stepford. Intet lader til at kunne slå skår i lykken; naboerne er venlige, huset er fantastisk, og der går ikke længe, før deres børn har fået nye venner. Men kort efter begynder Joanna at mistænke, at noget er helt galt i den nye by. Der foregår noget mærkeligt med kvinderne, for hvorfor er de alle sammen så underkuede ... og hvad er det, der sker med Walter?Den amerikanske forfatter Ira Levin (1929-2007) skrev en række kendte og populære romaner. Særligt blev han kendt for de af hans romaner, som blev filmatiseret, heriblandt "Rosemarys baby" og "De lydige koner fra Stepford". Ud over sine romaner skrev Levin også manuskripter til teaterforestillinger, der blev opført på Broadway i New York.

Et ungt ægtepar er endelig flyttet ind i deres nye hjem, og deres lykke synes fuldendt. De søde naboer gør det kun nemmere for det gravide par at vænne sig til de nye omgivelser, men pludselig begynder mærkelige og skræmmende ting at ske - og naboerne er måske slet ikke dem, de udgiver sig for at være. "Rosemarys baby" er en roman om heksedyrkelse, spænding og uhygge, der er gået hen og blevet en af de mest berømte og berygtede gyserromaner i nyere tid.Ira Levin (1929-2007) var en amerikansk forfatter, der udgav en række kendte og populære romaner. Dog var han særligt kendt for de af hans romaner, der blev filmatiseret. Heriblandt tæller blandt andet "Rosemarys baby" og "De lydige koner fra Stepford". Udover sine romaner skrev Levin også manuskripter til teaterforestillinger, der blev opført på Broadway i New York, den selvsamme by som Levin var født og opvokset i.

Der er gået flere årtier efter afslutningen af Anden Verdenskrig, og efterhånden som der bliver givet færre og færre midler til at jagte de forsvundne nazister, der skal stilles for en domstol, ser Yakov Liebermann sig nødsaget til at tage sagerne i egen hånd. Han støder på et rygte om en gruppe nazister, der holder til i Sydamerika og sætter straks gang i en større jagt på tværs af kontinenterne. For iblandt forbryderne er der særligt én, som Liebermann gerne vil have fat i: selveste Josef Mengele.Den amerikanske forfatter Ira Levin (1929-2007) skrev en række kendte og populære romaner. Særligt blev han kendt for de af hans romaner, som blev filmatiseret, heriblandt "Rosemarys baby" og "De lydige koner fra Stepford". Udover sine romaner skrev Levin også manuskripter til teaterforestillinger, der blev opført på Broadway i New York.