A fast-paced, addictive thriller full of secrets and lies. She's hit the sweet spot again

This story about a toxic relationship spiralling out of control is dazzlingly, deliciously dark - and enormous fun

Wicked and wild, seductive and sinister. A Twisted Love Story is beach read fun, up all night gripping, disturbingly dark and satisfyingly clever.

Toxic relationships, dark deeds, and a cast of unreliable narrators. All the best ingredients for a deliciously disturbing read. Twisted indeed.

I love Samantha Downing's thrillers and this one is an absolute gem. Deliciously addictive, constantly surprising and, as the title would suggest, thoroughly twisted. You'll devour it.

A deliciously clever thriller. I love Samantha Downing's books...If you haven't experienced the pleasure of reading her work, don't wait

PRAISE FOR SAMANTHA DOWNING

Wonderfully dark and twisty. I raced through it, desperate to know how it would end

A genuinely fresh take on the psychological thriller genre. Expect dark humour and more loop-the-loops than a roller coaster

Dexter meets Gone Girl - I loved this this brilliantly dark and twisted novel. One of the best books I've read this year!

Samantha Downing is totally the real deal. Wry and dark and witty and clever.

Samantha Downing's writing is pure, twisted magic. No matter how irredeemable a character might seem, Samantha Downing has me rooting for them until the bitter end. A Twisted Love Story will take you from the height of sexy, crashing-into-walls obsession to utter disbelief, loving every second

Subtle, compelling, and clever. A Twisted Love Story will take you on a tense and emotional thrill ride that doesn't let up until the final page. Downing has crafted a complex, masterfully written tale that will have you rooting for the dysfunctional couple while simultaneously not trusting either of them

While A Twisted Love Story is a thriller about love, buckle up because it's of the gnarly, twisted variety, and I tore through the pages...It takes great skill to make readers root for a couple like this, but Samantha Downing does so with ease

No one does dark sophisticated psychological suspense like the oh-so-talented Samantha Downing! This page-turning risk-taking dive into tangled relationships and ultra-gaslighting is a dazzling look at emotional manipulation and addictive passion. What happens when love is so powerful that it turns deadly? Shocking, surprising, and super-twisty - with an ending that will haunt you

The thriller of the summer ... Grimwood raises the stakes in this dark, twisty tale

Fact and fiction merge in what they used to call a rip-roaring yarn that is totally credible. Excellent

Matches Robert Harris, Joseph Kanon, Ken Follett and John le Carré thrill for thrill

Top-notch . . . the suspense never wavers

Superbly constructed in an elaborate twisty spy yarn. It's highly unlikely that there will be a better espionage novel this year

The Cold War is given a new twist ... Impressive, superior spy stuff

Intricate and fast moving, it weaves a thrilling spell

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy meets James Bond

With beautifully written prose and razor-sharp insight, Katie Gutierrez draws us into More Than You'll Ever Know's gripping and complex world. Even as the dual storylines left me breathless, I found myself more captivated by Gutierrez's intimate and compassionate portrayal of these women, their men, and the many secrets they kept. Passionate, supremely intelligent, and thrilling

A complex portrait of marriage and desire, a thought-provoking exploration of motherhood, and a fascinating look at our collective obsession with true crime . . . Combining domestic drama, crime, slow-burn psychological mystery and a touch of historical fiction, More Than You'll Ever Know is a true page-turner

Enthralling and beautifully written

An evocative drama . . . This masterful work of literary suspense marks the debut of an extraordinary new writer

Suspenseful, seductive, gorgeously written

An intriguing story of complex characters and their long-buried secrets

A must-read for true crime lovers

'I can hear the book club discussions now... undeniably powerful'

Infuses the summer mystery genre with some serious ideas about our obsession with crime stories and our sense of women's identities.

The twists keep coming as the action rockets back and forth in time exposing the terrible truth that binds the friends together and eventually wrenches them apart.

Mara is truly gifted at this kind of story, and this is a proper page-turner, with several cliff hangers and plenty of red herrings. As the action progresses, the pace intensifies to a pulse-rising intensity . . . A most satisfying thriller.