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I Let You Go

Written by: Clare Mackintosh
Narrated by: Nicola Barber, Steven Crossley
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Publisher's Summary

The next blockbuster thriller for those who loved The Girl on the Train and Gone Girl.... A novel with "an astonishing intensity that drags you in and never - ever - lets you go" (Daily Mail, UK). 

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." 

©2016 Clare Mackintosh (P)2016 Penguin Audio

What the critics say

"Chilling, compelling, and compassionate." (Paula Hawkins, number one New York Times best-selling author of The Girl on the Train)

"Astonishingly good." (Lee Child, number one New York Times best-selling author of Make Me)

"Genuinely shocking.... [A] cunning psychological thriller." (Marilyn Stasio, The New York Times Book Review)  

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Great job

gosh, I laughed at Ian. what a tool! lol the narrator for it did an amazing job. I found from chapter 2 to 20 the story was very flat! nothing was happening. maybe it could be been a shorter story. From chapter 22, I couldn't stop listening to it. I'm glad o didnt give up.

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not a murder mystery more like a semi true crime

The 1st half of this book had me wondering what type of novel I was listening to. I considered not finishing it. The 2nd half got better as it dealt more with the crime from the aspect of the 3 main characters. The performers were very good but all in all a fairly predictable plot that left several of the story lines incomplete and included a couple of key storyline flaws/ inconsistencies.

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I loved this book..

This book had me completely enthralled in every word. Horrifying and captivating I could see every word perfectly as though a movie played in my head. Clare Macintosh has sped her way up the top of my fave writers list with this mind blowing book.
Amazing.

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Boring

I found the content to drag on and it was hard to pay attention after awhile. The voice acting was flat and not engaging.

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Excellent Twists

A great mystery with twists and turns. Highly enjoyable. Excellent narration captures the emotions of the story very well. #Audible1

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Weak plot with too many side plots.

I really thought this was a very simple book with a multitude of cliches. “ I’ve had better days” is what Jenna says after her beating. The bully plot re: Ray’s son was there but never developed and the relationship between Ray and Kate was weak. U was very disappointed in this book and only read it because it was a book club choice.

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Tooo sad

I like suspense, but this story was too said. I almost stopped listening to it.

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twisty

this was really well written. the twist hits your hard in the end. you think one thing only to find out another. #Audible1

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