He Started It

AN INSTANT INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER

"Wholly original. Scarily clever. Completely mesmerizing. You will never look at family road trips the same way again."--Lisa Gardner, #1 New York Times bestselling author

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From the twisted mind behind mega hit My Lovely Wife comes the story of a family--not unlike your own--just with a few more violent tendencies thrown in....

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.
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416 pages

Average rating: 6.62

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JHSiess
Feb 03, 2024
8/10 stars
Author Samantha Downing's debut novel, My Lovely Wife, was not a fluke. Full of diabolical, unimaginable plot twists and turns, My Lovely Wife left many readers shocked, amazed, and amused by Downing's deliciously pernicious imagination. But that was just the beginning.

Downing's sophomore effort, He Started It, ramps up the madness. It is a twisted tale not about a married couple locked in a compellingly dysfunctional relationship. Rather, three ...read more
AlexGJ
Aug 16, 2023
2/10 stars
The more I think about this book the more annoyed i get. It's the embodiment of my least favorite trend in modern media - of prioritizing shock value above all else and sacrificing good storytelling for a gotcha twist. The book is pretty boring and then the author beats you over the head with like ten plot twists in the last chapter with no build up, no resolution, no character beats, nothing. And they were all meaningless! Every 'plot' that is u...read more
Mary Raven
Jan 28, 2023
8/10 stars
I didn’t see it coming

Well, it had lots of twists and turns combined with people you love to hate. I don’t see the ending coming which is high praise from me.
KeriB
Jan 11, 2022
8/10 stars
Really enjoyed this one. Lots going on and shocking. The ending left me hanging

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