Clare Mackintosh

Clare Mackintosh
Born Bristol
Occupation Novelist
Nationality British
Genre fiction
Notable works I Let You Go, I See You, Let Me Lie
Notable awards Theakston's Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year 2016, Cognac Prix du Polar Best International Novel
Website
claremackintosh.com

Clare Elizabeth Mary Mackintosh is a British Sunday Times bestselling author and former police officer.

Novels

Mackintosh's debut novel I Let You Go was a Richard & Judy book club pick.[1] It won Theakston's Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award in 2016, beating J K Rowling writing as Robert Galbraith.[2] In October 2016, the French translation of I Let You Go (Te Laisser Partir) won "best international novel" at the Cognac Festival Prix du Polar awards.[3] In March 2017 publisher Little, Brown announced that I Let You Go has sold over one million copies worldwide.

Her second novel, I See You, was also a Richard & Judy book club pick, winning the readers' vote.[4] It charted at number 1 in the Sunday Times original fiction list and was shortlisted for Crime and Thriller Book of the Year in the British Book Awards.[5]

In March 2018 Mackintosh published her third novel, Let Me Lie.

Education

Mackintosh went to Royal Holloway University in Surrey,[6] taking a degree in French and management, and spent a year in Paris as part of the course, working as a bilingual secretary.

Police career

Mackintosh joined the police force upon graduation.[7] She was posted on promotion to Chipping Norton as town sergeant before becoming Thames Valley Police’s operations inspector for Oxfordshire. Mackintosh spent 12 years in the police force before leaving in 2011 to become a full-time writer.

Charity work

Mackintosh is a founder and trustee of the Chipping Norton Literary Festival. She is patron of the Silver Star Society, a charity supporting the John Radcliffe Hospital's work with families facing difficult pregnancies.[8]

Personal life

In 2006, Mackintosh delivered twin boys prematurely. Her son Alex contracted meningitis and died when he was a few weeks old. When her surviving son was 15 months old, Mackintosh gave birth to a second set of twins.[7]

Works

  • I Let You Go (Sphere, 2014)
  • I See You (Sphere, 2016)
  • Let Me Lie (Sphere, 2018)

References

  1. ↑ "You are being redirected..." blog.whsmith.co.uk. Archived from the original on 4 January 2017.
  2. ↑ Sian Cain (21 July 2016). "Clare Mackintosh takes crime novel of the year award". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 22 July 2016. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
  3. ↑ "The Novel and Award Winning Comic 21st Polar". Sud-Ouest. 14 October 2016. Archived from the original on 10 November 2016.
  4. ↑ "Richard and Judy introduce I See You by Clare Mackintosh=".
  5. ↑ "British Book Awards: Books of the Year shortlists announced=".
  6. ↑ "Celebrating our inspirational female authors - Higher Online". Archived from the original on 4 January 2017.
  7. 1 2 "Clare Mackintosh on turning tragedy into inspiration". Archived from the original on 22 August 2016.
  8. ↑ "Oxford Times". Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 6 December 2016.


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