# Any Current Authors Similar To Ira Levin?

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [June 19, 2016, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-current-authors-similar-to-ira-levin/757756 "2016-06-19T04:50:58Z")\
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**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\
**Post date:** [June 19, 2016, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-current-authors-similar-to-ira-levin/757756/1 "2016-06-19T04:50:58Z")

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I’m sure you know what I mean. Tightly-plotted, high-concept intelligent popular fiction, usually with some killer twists and turns? Stuff like _ **Rosemary’s Baby, The Stepford Wives, The Boys from Brazil** _ and (my personal favorite) _ **A Kiss Before Dying** _?

Stephen King once said Levin’s plots were put together like Swiss watches, and it’s hard to disagree.

Is there _anyone_ out there writing stuff like that these days?

Thanks.

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**Author:** ![pinkfreud](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pinkfreud/32/17603_2.png) [@pinkfreud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pinkfreud)\
**Post date:** [June 19, 2016, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-current-authors-similar-to-ira-levin/757756/2 "2016-06-19T17:58:09Z")

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He’s not a current author (he died in 2002), but I recommend Henry Slesar. His short stories are particularly good.

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**Author:** ![E-DUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/e-dub/32/403_2.png) [@E-DUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-DUB)\
**Post date:** [June 19, 2016, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-current-authors-similar-to-ira-levin/757756/3 "2016-06-19T21:32:50Z")

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And I notice you don’t mention “This Perfect Day” among you Levin selections. If you haven’t read that one, pick it up. If you have and didn’t like it, sorry for the (slight) derailment.

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**Author:** ![Sherrerd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sherrerd/32/8_2.png) [@Sherrerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sherrerd)\
**Post date:** [June 19, 2016, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-current-authors-similar-to-ira-levin/757756/4 "2016-06-19T21:45:52Z")

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Some of Whitley Strieber’s books might please you (_The Hunger, Wolfen_, etc.).