Let Me In

By: Claire McGowan

Narrated by: Elizabeth Knowelden, Will Watt, Pearl Hewitt, Saskia Maarleveld

Length: 9 hrs and 47 mins

Publisher's summary

"Claire McGowan at her very best."―Peter James

From the bestselling author of What You Did comes the story of a young couple who are about to discover that in a house full of secrets there’s nowhere to hide…

For Helen and George, the remote fixer-upper in Cornwall was supposed to be a dream home, and a way to leave behind the problems they’re both running from. But something about the place feels wrong from day one. And why does Helen have a creeping feeling she’s seen this house before?

Her unease only deepens after renovations begin, when the builders find sinister dolls hidden in the walls. As Helen digs into the house’s past, she discovers that the previous owner was not only rumoured to be a witch; she was also imprisoned for a brutal triple murder thirty years earlier.

When a horrific accident almost ends in tragedy, Helen worries that the house’s secrets are to blame, and as events spiral out of control she discovers George has been lying to her. As the past returns to haunt them, the couple realise they are in terrible danger, and they can’t trust anyone—not even each other. Because Helen hasn’t been entirely honest with him either…

©2023 Claire McGowan. (P)2023 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.

Critic reviews

“A knotty, twisty tale…unfolds at a cracking pace.” —The Irish Times

“An engaging, compelling and twisty story—Claire McGowan at her very best.” —Peter James

“Creepy, twisty and atmospheric.” —Susi Holliday, author of The Hike

Fantastic!

I thoroughly enjoyed the story. It grabbed my attention from the very beginning and the ending was satisfying. Very unique story!

Another page turner!

Always a good read by Claire McGowan. Leaves you guessing till the end. Enjoyable read!!

Old haunted places and what about witches?

This is the kind of story that has always stirred my imagination . I have to admit this author has th ability to reach out and convince me that witchcraft is fun to think about but just another board game but yet could this be maybe a little bit true? I loved the book "let me in" l will be reading more of her work for sure.

Good summer read

Very good, not too many red herrings - nice pace. Plot line was original and the characters well thought out

Awesome

Loved Claire’s new book! I couldn’t stop listening. I was so cut up with all of the characters. I needed to find out what happened next.

intriguing!

I really enjoyed this book. great plot. the narrators did a great job. kept me interested.

Let me in

Excellent story and wonderful narrations very enjoyable story all the way through. Worth the credit

Very Enjoyable Listen!!

One of the best stories I’ve listened to in awhile. Loved the narrators as well. I particularly enjoyed the several twists and turns throughout the story and up to the very end!! You won’t be disappointed to use a credit for this one!

ABSOLUTELY ABSURD

Absolutely absurd premise by the author: a female physician (who must as a doctor have at least a modicum of common sense) allows her secretive and unemployed husband to purchase a house without telling her any details about it — exactly where the house is located, the price, what it looks like, and what condition it’s in; the husband hires a shady “contractor” without the wife’s knowledge and whom she’s never met to immediately — before they’ve even unpacked from moving from one city to the new house in another city — begin major renovations without obtaining even a verbal, let alone a written, quote from the contractor; two teenage construction workers arrive at the house at 6:00 a.m. one morning soon thereafter without advising the owners they are going to start renovations that day (owners still haven’t unpacked); the wife objects but the husband does not, so the contractor browbeats her into letting the teenagers begin knocking down walls, even though no one has asked the wife exactly what renovations she wants done, even though no blueprints have been prepared, and even though no construction permits have been requested or obtained . . . . let’s just stop there and say that the nonsensical and totally illogical events of this story continue until most readers will give up in disgust, toss the novel in the trash, and turn on the TV. I could not listen to the audiobook past the third chapter, and I do not recommend this book in the slightest.

Very Good Story

Interesting story that wasn’t by the numbers. Great narrators who helped the story along as opposed to the ones that take you out of it. Very rarely leave reviews, usually only the really horrible ones or the excellent ones. This was definitely one of the latter.