Beth and her siblings, in an attempt to collect their inheritance from the grandfather, must relive a prior “road trip” he’d taken them on 20 years prior.
Samantha Downing has returned with her sophomore effort, He Started It. Although her latest doesn’t quite reach her debut masterpiece, He started it deftly avoids a slump.
Downing writes thrillers with dysfunctional family relationships and she does this as well as anyone I’ve read. Beth is a great narrator for the story and her perspective keeps the pages flowing. There’s always a bit more of a carrot dangling in front of the reader as the chapters conclude. As with her previous effort, it appears Downing has no problem sticking the landings and the book ends in a satisfying way.
I also enjoyed the prose in this book, Downings style is highly readable, and in a genre that has a lot of options, that’s always a plus to stick out from the pack.
Fans of My Lovely Wife will enjoy this one, and I believe those who either haven’t read that, or didn’t care for it will still find a lot to love here. I’m all in on whatever Samantha Downing writes
4/5 Stars
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