Clare Mackintosh is a former police officer and a multi-award-winning author. Translated into forty languages, her books have sold more than two million copies worldwide, and have been Sunday Times and international bestsellers. Clare has spoken on television and radio about the death of her son, and the themes of grief and healing which consequently appeared in her novels.
She lives in North Wales with her family and can be found at claremackintosh.com, or on Instagram and Facebook at @ClareMackWrites.
A terrific, compelling read with an astonishing twist that floored me. I loved it and did not want it to end
Peter James
[A] sensational debut . . . an astonishing intensity that drags you in and never -- ever -- lets you go . . . searing twists. Even if Mackintosh never writes another thriller as good as this -- though I think she will -- she should be vastly proud of this one'
Daily Mail
Chilling, compelling and compassionate, I Let You Go is a finely-crafted novel with a killer twist
Paula Hawkins
A masterclass in plotting, with a killer twist. I could not put it down. It's hard to believe I Let You Go is a first novel. The pacing, plotting and twists put it up there with the finest thrillers
JoJo Moyes
The twist takes your breath away . . . surpasses Gone Girl and The Girl on the Train
Jane Moore - Loose Women
Tense and fast-paced with a heart-hammering shock of an ending
Good Housekeeping
A hugely assured and gripping debut and a twist that made me green with envy
Mark Billingham
A taut psychological thriller with a startling twist
Daily Express
Absolutely brilliant - I ripped through it
Jenny Colgan
Astonishingly good
Lee Child
So utterly convincing, as Mackintosh is a former CID officer. With a debut as good as this, the force's loss is crime writing's gain. More please
Sunday Mirror
The twist is killer
S J Watson
Genuinely shocking . . . [a] cunning psychological thriller
New York Times Book Review
Clare Mackintosh's inside knowledge of police work illuminates this gripping - and moving - psychological thriller. I couldn't put it down
Lucie Whitehouse
The novel slams on the brakes and does a u-turn so surprising you'll be flicking back to the start to hunt down the clues you missed
Stylist
The superbly realised characters were the icing on the top of the deft, plot-twisting and emotional debut
Woman and Home
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. Absorbing, authentic and deeply unsettling: a stellar achievement, and so deliciously clever
Elizabeth Haynes
Definitely a must-have for crime thriller fans . . . Oh-so-twisty. Loved it
Marie Claire
Brilliant . . . fantastic twist
Woman
With its authentic voices, switchback twists and delicate character studies, this is a rewarding read from a writer with a real understanding of what makes a gripping crime novel
Sarah Hilary
Extraordinarily atmospheric, Mackintosh's emotional debut doesn't miss a beat
Alex Marwood
A disturbing, page-turning thriller that barely loosens its grip
Paula Daly
A heart-wrenchingly emotional psychological thriller with stunning twists and turns. Deft and seamless, it pulls you in from page one and doesn't let you go
Julie Cohen
Page-turning, utterly convincing, unputdownable. The twists kept me guessing until the riveting, satisfying conclusion
Julia Crouch
A superb debut. Clare Mackintosh writes eloquently about grief, guilt and fear and delivers some shocking twists
Cath Staincliffe