I Let You Go, Clare Mackintosh
I Let You Go, Clare Mackintosh
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I Let You Go

Bestseller

Author: Clare Mackintosh

Narrator: Nicola Barber, Steven Crossley

Unabridged: 12 hr 13 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Penguin Audio

Published: 05/03/2016


Synopsis

THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

One of The New York Times Book Review’s 10 Best Crime Novels of 2016!

The next blockbuster thriller for those who loved The Girl on the Train and Gone Girl...“a finely crafted novel with a killer twist.”(#1 New York Times bestselling author Paula Hawkins)
 
On a rainy afternoon, a mother's life is shattered as her son slips from her grip and runs into the street...
 
I Let You Go follows Jenna Gray as she moves to a ramshackle cottage on the remote Welsh coast, trying to escape the memory of the car accident that plays again and again in her mind and desperate to heal from the loss of her child and the rest of her painful past.
 
At the same time, the novel tracks the pair of Bristol police investigators trying to get to the bottom of this hit-and-run. As they chase down one hopeless lead after another, they find themselves as drawn to each other as they are to the frustrating, twist-filled case before them. Elizabeth Haynes, author of Into the Darkest Corner, says, “I read I Let You Go in two sittings; it made me cry (at least twice), made me gasp out loud (once), and above all made me wish I'd written it...a stellar achievement.”

About The Author

Clare Mackintosh is an award-winning New York Times and international bestselling author. She spent twelve years on the police force in England and has written for the Guardian, Good Housekeeping, and other publications. A columnist for Cotswold Life, she is the founder of Chipping Norton Literary Festival and lives in North Wales with her family. She is the author of Let Me LieI See You, and I Let You Go.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Deanna on June 06, 2016

WOW! I just finished this book about 10 minutes ago and I'm very impressed. I'm also very tired as it's now after 5am! I will be so very tired today but it is totally worth it!! I have so many good books that I want to read right now. I keep adding to my collection faster than I'm reading. I've gotte......more

Goodreads review by Jennifer on July 02, 2016

Bravo! Bravo Ms. Mackintosh for completely blowing my mind and making me an emotional wreck! 4.5 Stars rounded up to 5! 5 ++++ Stars for phenomenal narration! I didn't figure this one out! Fantastic book! Wonderful audio! I can't believe this was a debut! This is a hard book to review without giving......more

Goodreads review by Maxine on April 29, 2025

I got the paperback of this last month for my birthday. I read it yonks ago when it was first released but gave it another read and it stood the test of time! I love a good psychological thriller, and this one fell into the category of excellent ones. Holy macaroni Batman! I did NOT see that twist co......more

Goodreads review by Chelsea on March 08, 2016

Thought I was finished reading for the night but decided that I just had to finish this one! While I had it all figured out early on, it didn't keep me from enjoying this one. Extremely well written debut and I look forward to her next book. Jacob is a 5 year old little boy who lets go of his mother'......more

Goodreads review by Emily May on April 01, 2023

Hmm, I wonder if I'd have liked this more if I'd read it in 2014 when it first came out. Every review I've read, every quote on the book jacket, made such a big deal out of the huge twist, so I braced myself for it and... it was very disappointing when it hit. I've read versions of this exact twist......more


Quotes

“Chilling, compelling, and compassionate.”—Paula Hawkins, #1 New York Timesbestselling author of The Girl on the Train

“Astonishingly good.”—Lee Child, #1 New York Times Bestselling Author of Make Me
 
“Genuinely shocking...[A] cunning psychological thriller.”—Marilyn Stasio, The New York Times Book Review
 
‘“On the level of the movie The Sixth Sense for its cleverness...This kind of sharp, cunning writing makes one eagerly look forward to Mackintosh’s next novel.”—Shelf Awareness
 
“An intense psychological thriller…[that] revels in surprises and twists…Outstanding.”—Associated Press

“You'll be shocked by the twist in the middle of I Let You Go—just don't spoil it for everyone else!”—PopSugar
 
“Thrilling...a tense psychological thriller.”—Real Simple
 
“Jaw-dropping...the kind of book that sticks in the reader’s mind well after the final sentence.”—Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

“A wonderfully layered thriller that skillfully builds from that one tragic event. It makes a good match for fans of Sophie Hannah and Erin Kelly.”—Library Journal (starred review) 
 
“Mind-bending.”—Booklist
 
“Addictive...one thrill after another.”—Samantha Hayes, author of What You Left Behind