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Samantha Downing

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Thriller, Suspense

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Samantha Downing is an internationally bestselling thriller author. Her novels include My Lovely Wife, He Started It, For Your Own Good, and A Twisted Love Story. Her debut novel, My Lovely Wife, was nominated for Edgar, ITW, and Macavity awards in the US, the CWA award in the UK, and was the winner of the Prix des Lectrices award in France.

Her latest thriller, Too Old For This, was released in August 2025.

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Average rating: 3.76 · 247,804 ratings · 33,811 reviews · 6 distinct works • Similar authors

	My Lovely Wife 3.83 avg rating — 161,396 ratings — published 2019 — 81 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	For Your Own Good 3.78 avg rating — 39,577 ratings — published 2021 — 24 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	He Started It 3.48 avg rating — 21,607 ratings — published 2020 — 28 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Twisted Love Story 3.21 avg rating — 13,113 ratings — published 2023 — 19 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Too Old for This 3.99 avg rating — 6,571 ratings — published 2025 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sleeping Dogs Lie by Samantha Downing (Goodreads Author), Melanie Nicholls-King, (Narrator), Lindsey Dorcus (Narrator) 3.60 avg rating — 5,538 ratings — published 2021 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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In case you missed it, I have a new thriller coming out next summer! It's called TOO OLD FOR THIS, and here's the link to add:

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...

How incredible is that cover? The talented folks over at Berkley have outdone themselves!

This book is about Lottie Jones, a retired serial killer. When someone knocks on her door and threatens to blow up her quiet life, she has no cho Read more of this blog post »

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Published on December 12, 2024 07:42 • Tags: 2025-books, suspense, thriller, too-old-for-this

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Samantha Downing and 63 other people liked Stacy Willingham's review of Too Old for This: "Samantha Downing's signature dark humor is cranked up to one hundred in TOO OLD FOR THIS, a whip smart story about a geriatric serial killer who simply wants to settle down. Walker-wielding Lottie Jones is as twisted as they come, and I, for one, wil" Read more of this review »
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Samantha Downing and 53 other people liked Nikki Lee's review of Too Old for This: "🔥🔥Too Old For This 🔥🔥 Massive amounts of gratitude to @berkleypub #partner and @smariedowning for the gifted copy!!! 😱😱😱 🔥🔥Most anticipated release of 2025! 🔥🔥 Pub Date- 8/ 12/ 2025 International best selling author of My Lovely Wife, comes a new UNPUTD" Read more of this review »
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Samantha Downing and 12 other people liked Steph's review of Too Old for This: "All the stars for this gem!! This was such a fun read! Is it super realistic? No, not really. But it starts and stays that way, which for me makes it ok. I absolutely love the way Downing wrote Lottie. Ok fine, so she’s a retired serial killer and not" Read more of this review »
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Samantha Downing and 6 other people liked Audrey Lee's review of Too Old for This: "Lottie Jones is like your grandmother in most ways. She lives a quiet life in her quiet little town. Her biggest night of the week is the bingo game at church, where she gossips with her friends about the other parishioners (who, in turn, are a littl" Read more of this review »
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Quotes by Samantha Downing (?)

“But I keep my mouth shut, because that’s what friends do. We don’t point out each other’s faults unless asked.”
― Samantha Downing, My Lovely Wife

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“Being loved is one thing, being hated is another, but there's nothing worse than being ignored.”
― Samantha Downing, For Your Own Good

tags: being-hated, being-ignored, being-loved

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“My feelings about this are conflicted. I want my kids to feel safe. I also want them to know how dangerous the world is.”
― Samantha Downing, My Lovely Wife

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January BoTM Side Read Nominations ~ Final Poll

Tom Lake

by Ann Patchett

9 votes, 30.0%

In the Likely Event

by Rebecca Yarros

9 votes, 30.0%

Beyond That, the Sea

by Laura Spence-Ash

6 votes, 20.0%

Sorrow and Bliss

by Meg Mason

4 votes, 13.3%

A Twisted Love Story

by Samantha Downing

2 votes, 6.7%

30 total votes

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