Leave Her to Heaven

Ben Ames Williams' most successful and popular novel was ''Leave Her to Heaven,'' published in 1944. It was a massive bestseller that was later adapted into a classic 1945 film noir of the same name. A psychological thriller, the story follows Ellen Berent, a socialite whose intense, jealous, and obsessive love for her novelist husband, Richard Harland, threatens to lead to fatal consequences. The novel (often told in flashback) explores a "fatal attraction" scenario where Ellen's radiant beauty hides a dangerous, possessive, and murderous nature that might ruin the lives of those around her, including her husband and his brother. An unforgettable exploration of obsessive love.