Publisher: Berkley (July 21, 2020)
Language: English
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.
THOUGHTS/REVIEW:
HE STARTED IT is one of my most anticipated reads this summer. Ever since I read THE LOVELY WIFE, I have been waiting for Samantha Downing's new release. Of course, Downing blew the heck out of this book, returned with a vengeance, and I LOVED IT! In this book, she takes her readers on a road trip to hell and back.
Beth, Eddie and Portia's grandfather dies and leaves an inheritance with a few conditions. The siblings must take the same road trip they took with their grandfather when they were younger - a 14 day road trip, stopping at all the sites and staying at motels along the road. As we go through this trip with this family, we get little bits of the story and their pasts, along with the secrets these siblings have been hiding.
The writing was genius and the build up to the amazing conclusion was one of the best I have read. I thought that the characterization was brilliant so was the way the chapters were set up that moved the story so well, you just can't help turning those pages to just one more chapter.
I am truly a fan of Downing's writing, and adore the mind bending twists you will never see coming.
WELL DONE!!
Beth, Eddie and Portia's grandfather dies and leaves an inheritance with a few conditions. The siblings must take the same road trip they took with their grandfather when they were younger - a 14 day road trip, stopping at all the sites and staying at motels along the road. As we go through this trip with this family, we get little bits of the story and their pasts, along with the secrets these siblings have been hiding.
The writing was genius and the build up to the amazing conclusion was one of the best I have read. I thought that the characterization was brilliant so was the way the chapters were set up that moved the story so well, you just can't help turning those pages to just one more chapter.
I am truly a fan of Downing's writing, and adore the mind bending twists you will never see coming.
WELL DONE!!
AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT:
(Photo Credit: Jacqueline Dallimore)
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 2020. She currently lives in New Orleans, where she is furiously typing away on her next novel.
(Photo Credit: Jacqueline Dallimore)
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 2020. She currently lives in New Orleans, where she is furiously typing away on her next novel.
This was a wild fun read!
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