A Twisted Love Story

Author Samantha Downing
Narrator Karissa Vacker
Publisher Penguin Books Ltd
Publish Date 17 August 2023
Run Time 10 hours
Format Audio
Genre Crime and mystery fiction, Crime and mystery: women sleuths, Narrative theme: Love and relationships, Psychological thriller, Romantic suspense, Thriller / suspense fiction.

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What to expect

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The bestselling author of My Lovely Wife returns with an addictive new psychological thriller!

NOTHING IS DEADLIER THAN TRUE LOVE...

Wes and Ivy are madly in love. It's the kind of romance people write stories about. But what kind of story?

Because when it's good, it's very very good. But when it's bad, it's bad.

But their breakneck cycle of catastrophic vengeful break-ups and head-over-heels reconnections needs to end fast. Because suddenly, Wes and Ivy have a common enemy - and she's a detective.

One wrong move will be fatal - so if Wes and Ivy can't stick together, this break-up might just be their last.

Praise for Samantha Downing

'Dark, sly and delicious...totally original - and totally compelling' JP Delaney

'A twisty, audacious, Gone Girl-y psychological thriller. The book that everyone is going to be talking about' Red

'Dark, shocking and very witty, this wickedly good read will make you run screaming from the suburbs' Heat

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Critics Review

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

Heat

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

JP Delaney

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

Chris Whitaker

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

Alice Feeney

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.

B.P. Walter

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

Sylvia Day

PRAISE FOR SAMANTHA DOWNING

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

B.A. Paris

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

Good Housekeeping

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

C.J. Tudor

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

Sarah Pinborough

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

Christina Lauren, New York Times bestselling author

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

Jeneva Rose, USA Today bestselling author of The Perfect Marriage

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

Hannah Mary McKinnon, internationally bestselling author of Never Coming Home

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

Hank Phillippi Ryan, USA Today bestselling author

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