Tuesday, July 21, 2020

Blog Tour Review: He Started It by Samantha Downing



Title: He Started It
Author: Samantha Downing
Series: Stand Alone
Genre: Mystery/Thriller
Published By: Berkley (April 20, 2020)
Source: ARC provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review


Book Description:
Beth, Portia, and Eddie Morgan haven't all been together in years. And for very good reasons—we'll get to those later. But when their wealthy grandfather dies and leaves a cryptic final message in his wake, the siblings and their respective partners must come together for a cross-country road trip to fulfill his final wish and—more importantly—secure their inheritance.

But time with your family can be tough. It is for everyone.

It's even harder when you're all keeping secrets and trying to forget a memory—a missing person, an act of revenge, the man in the black truck who won't stop following your car—and especially when at least one of you is a killer and there's a body in the trunk. Just to name a few reasons.

But money is a powerful motivator. It is for everyone.







About the Author:



Samantha Downing is the author of the Edgar Award-nominated novel My Lovely Wife. Amazon Studios and Nicole Kidman's Blossom Films have partnered to produce a feature film based on the novel.

Her next book is called He Started It and will be released in April 2020. She currently lives in New Orleans, where she is furiously typing away on her next thrilling novel.






I'm starting to think after reading two books of hers, Samantha Downing is a mastermind of evil genius. Her twisted, dark, thrillers are everything a person could ask for. Full of twists and turns no one sees coming with heroines and heroes that are anything but what their names proclaim. 

With a darker look at the human mind, her stories are fascinating, enthralling, thrilling, and oh so addicting. I can't get enough of them, what that says about him, I'm not ready to contemplate now but I will say, you need to try them. If you like stories that will mess with your head, be hard to put down, and have you thinking about them long after you have set them down, contemplating all the what ifs and leave you reeling thinking about it all over again, this is the author for you. 

Another outstanding read about the messed up mind and family dynamics that can follow,  that kept me rapidly turning the pages and entertained the whole way through. 






32 comments:

  1. I still need to read My Lovely Wife, but it sounds like this is just as awesome. Love a really well done mystery/thriller. Great review!

    -Lauren
    www.shootingstarsmag.net

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  2. This is definitely for me thanks Kindlemom
    xo stay safe

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  3. It's an author I really need to try

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    1. Such a good author, I really do hope you give her books a try!

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  4. Wow this sounds like such a dark and insightful read!

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    1. It was dark without being too dark if that makes sense? Definitely a thriller and so much fun!

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  5. Woah this sounds good! I love twisty thrillers so i may have to get this one.

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  6. Sounds like an exciting read! I love a twisty mystery!

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  7. Not my preferred genre but I can see why you'd find them addicting! I'll recommend the author to my mum, she lives and breathes stories like this. :)

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  8. I've got to try this author! This sounds like a good twisty mystery book!

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    1. It was really good and definitely got me out of my own head. ;)

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  9. I'm glad to hear you liked it, it does sound good.

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    1. I always love a good book that will keep me on my toes!

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  10. seeing the shovel in the girl's hand on the cover has me curious
    sherry @ fundinmental

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  11. This sounds good, I'm glad you liked it.

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  12. It sounds like I need to keep Samantha Downing in mind the next time I'm in the mood for a dark thriller with twists I'll never see coming! Great Review Ali :)

    Lindy@ A Bookish Escape

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  13. I didn't read your review, but that is because i didn't even read the synopsis and will be listening. I just got the audio ARC.

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    1. Yay! I am so glad! It was definitely one of my most favorite thrillers this year!

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