Samantha Downing
Samantha Downing was born in the Bay Area, and currently lives in New Orleans. Her debut novel, My Lovely Wife , was a Richard and Judy Book Club pick and a Sunday Times bestseller, and has been published in thirty languages. It won a Dead Good Reader Award, and was shortlisted for four other major awards: The CWA John Creasey Dagger, The Edgar Award for Best First Novel, The ITW Thriller Award for Best First Novel and The Macavity Award for Best First Mystery. Amazon Studios and Nicole Kidman...See more
Samantha Downing was born in the Bay Area, and currently lives in New Orleans. Her debut novel, My Lovely Wife , was a Richard and Judy Book Club pick and a Sunday Times bestseller, and has been published in thirty languages. It won a Dead Good Reader Award, and was shortlisted for four other major awards: The CWA John Creasey Dagger, The Edgar Award for Best First Novel, The ITW Thriller Award for Best First Novel and The Macavity Award for Best First Mystery. Amazon Studios and Nicole Kidman's Blossom Films have partnered to produce a feature film based on the novel. Her second novel, He Started It , was also a Sunday Times bestseller and her third novel, For Your Own Good , will soon be adapted for HBO Max by Robert Downey Jr. and Greg Berlanti. See less
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Samantha Downing book reviews
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For Your Own Good
A thriller with dark humour at its heart
I have previously enjoyed 'My Lovely Wife' and 'He Started It' by Samantha Downing so I was really excited to get the ARC for 'For Your Own Good'. I like that Samantha's books are all so different ... Read More
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My Lovely Wife
I Love It
Thank you for the new book I really appreciate it. I'm very pleased with my purchase. Read More
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For Your Own Good: The most addictive psychological thriller you'll read this year
Fun and Over The Top
by Hazel, Sep 5, 2021
I read a lot of thrillers and I am getting harder to please but I'm happy to say that For Your Own Good pleased me!
This book had me hooked and I read it in super quick time. It is full of ... Read More