When She Comes Knocking by Dan McDowell

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When She Comes Knocking

Dan McDowell

Black Rose Writing, 220 pages

9781685132262, 06.01.2023

Overall Rating = 4.25

Storyline & Concept = 4

Writing & Delivery = 4

Editorial = 4.75

When She Comes Knocking takes us inside the life and mind of Ben Decker, a not-so-straitlaced pharmaceutical salesman, husband, and father. Trying to escape the pain of his past, he moves his family to a new home, but it comes with a neighbor who seems secretive, manipulative, and perhaps dangerous, placing Ben’s family and future in a precarious situation.

In Ben Decker, author Dan McDowell has created a wonderfully damaged character seeking change and release from the demons that haunt him. He is surrounded by equally well-developed personalities: a loving wife with limits to her understanding; a mysterious and demented neighbor; and a Russian boss with a broken moral compass. The author’s strength definitely lies in his ability to create memorable characters and a highly imaginative plot. As in McDowell’s previous novel, Pool Man, the storyline is filled with twists, turns, and suspense, making it another page-turner with a surprising ending.

Sublime Line: “A memorable psychological thriller that will drag you through a series of mind-bending twists to a surprise ending.”

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