I Let You Go - Clare Mackintosh

I Let You Go

By Clare Mackintosh

  • Release Date: 2016-05-03
  • Genre: Mysteries & Thrillers
4.5 Score: 4.5 (From 457 Ratings)
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Description

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.”

Reviews

  • What a page turner

    5
    By Jessiep813
    This is the best book I have read in ages. Great plot twists that I didn’t see coming at all. The first half was a good read but I couldn’t put it down once I got mid way.

  • Slow start, exciting twists

    4
    By Amhowe27
    It took a while for this book to turn into the thrilling page turner I was anticipating, but don't give up! The twists and turns are coming and oh so worth it!

  • I Let You Go

    5
    By 6boys&1girl
    I thoroughly enjoyed this book - my first by this author and immediately bought her second one! Kept me on guessing

  • COULD NOT PUT DOWN!!!!!

    5
    By Maddie'sgrandma
    I haven't read such a superb book like this in years!! I usually get bored and stop reading or skip to the end. Didn't do that with this great book!! Fantastic writing and a very good storyline. Loved Part one but Part two got very gritty! But it was still a "on the edge of your seat" read! I had to skip over some parts but overall, this is a fantastic read! I am putting the author on my "favorite author" list.

  • Clever & Extremely Well Written

    5
    By Konaauthor
    A true mystery, with plot twists which are excellently handled, I was mesmerized by this story. The characters are well drawn and memorable. The setting, which is --largely-- a Welsh coastal town, is a terrific back-drop for this novel full of torment and fear, violence and abuse, regret and redemption. If you are bored at first, keep reading: this story is not what you think it is.

  • I Let You Go

    5
    By Artymusician
    This is an awesome psychological thriller I enjoyed reading very much!! Many surprising twists and turns that kept me on the edge of my seat! The antagonist is a very evil psychopath who enjoys torturing and controlling women. Be prepared for a shocking ending!

  • Disappointing

    2
    By Ramakant2013
    What started as a lot of promise and excitement quickly petered out as the latter half became predictable and clichéd. Part 1 of the book ended with a surprising twist that heightened the suspense and mystery, but the author lost control of the plot and reverted to tired old sequences that you can see coming from a mile away. I kept reading hoping there would some clever turn that would make it worthwhile, but alas that was not to be.

  • An Exciting Read

    4
    By Pa 5498
    This book held my interest although I was able to determine where it was going by part 2. A good read for the beach or anywhere where you don't want something too serious. This is not to say the book doesn't deal with dark issues. A few pages were very hard to read. I would recommend it to anyone.

  • Addicting introduction to Mackintosh

    4
    By MrsRosser2
    Emotional and at some points, difficult to read.. Because the writing is gripping and realistic. I found myself thinking about the characters as actual people. Very well written! I think I have a new favorite author.

  • A good, although not always comfortable, read

    4
    By Ms.Fleenor
    Despite it's dramatic start, the first quarter of the story drags a bit and appears at risk of falling into some too familiar "risk" formulas (e.g., romantic/sexual tensions between working partners in stressful, adrenalin-laced professions; mid-life and mid-marriage crises; etc.). However, as the story's true mystery emerges & shifting perspectives coalesce, it becomes a compelling page-turner presented in, at times, a surprisingly rich descriptive narrative. The awful events and dynamics at the center of this story are more common in everyday life than "the serial killer (or inventive psychopath) playing violent & murderous cat & mouse games with the passionately committed/obsessed detective(s)" plots of many mysteries and police procedurals. The story is powerful, poignant & at times painful because of those more real-life scenarios (this isn't to say the story is completely free of improbable plot twists, only that the core precipitating plot/events are more real-world). A good, although not always comfortable read.

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