18 books like I Let Him Go

What to read after I Let Him Go — books similar to it, matched on shared themes.

The Scottish Prisoner

The Scottish Prisoner Diana Gabaldon · 2012 · ★ 4.5 · 560p · ≈ 18h · Moderate “This could be the worthy Lord John Grey’s breakout novel, as readers are treated to large dollops of Outlander hero Jamie Fraser.”—Booklist   A captivating return to the world Diana Gabaldon created in her Outlander and Lord John series, The Scottish Prisoner is a masterpiece of epic history, wicked deceit, and scores that can only be settled in blood.   London, 1760. For Jamie Fraser,… Shares Great Britain

Nice Girl

Nice Girl Rachael Jane Chin · 2011 Shares True Crime with this book.

Outlaws

Outlaws Adam Shand · 2011 Shares True Crime with this book.

Murder in St. Giles

Murder in St. Giles Ashley Gardner · 2018 · 304p · ≈ 10h · Moderate Shares Great Britain with this book.

You Are a Wonderful Mother

You Are a Wonderful Mother Grace Mcclure · 2011 Shares Autobiography and memoir with this book.

The Dragon and the Raven G. A. Henty · 1800 · ★ 3.9 · 216p · ≈ 7h · Challenging For many years England was assailed by Danish hordes whose barbarians reduced the Saxons to pitiable legions of disconnected and ravished communities. In the later 800's A.D. a man named Alfred emerged from the darkened European scene and by his wisdom and knowledge and bravery, he gathered together an army of valorous warriors who banished the Vikings back to the North. This true historic tale… Shares Great Britain

Last Yakuza Jake Adelstein · 2017 · ★ 4.4 · 408p · ≈ 13h · Moderate Shares True Crime with this book.

Invisible Darkness Stephen Williams · 1996 · ★ 4.0 Invisible Darkness is the story of one of the more bizarre cases in recent memory--killings so sensational that they prompted the Canadian government, in the interests of justice, to silence its national press and to lock foreign journalists out of the courts.To all appearances, Paul and Karla Bernardo had a fairytale marriage--beautiful working-class girl weds bright upper-middle-class guy and… Shares True Crime

The second father Domenico Cacciola · 2009 · 218p · ≈ 7h · Moderate This true story was Underbelly before Underbelly. From underworld crime to police corruption, former undercover cop Domenico 'Mick' Cacciola finally breaks his silence. In 1954, at the age of nine, his family migrated to Brisbane. In the Sicilian tradition, as the eldest of four boys, Mick was considered the 'second father'. Shares Autobiography and memoir, True Crime

The Evening and the Morning

The Evening and the Morning Ken Follett · 2020 · ★ 4.4 · 876p · ≈ 29h · Moderate Shares Great Britain with this book.

War Lord

War Lord Bernard Cornwell · 2020 · ★ 4.5 · 389p · ≈ 12h · Moderate NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER“I gulped it right down. Excellent, as always. . . . Cornwell brings battles to life like no one else.” –George R.R. Martin, Author of Game of ThronesThe final installment in Bernard Cornwell’s bestselling Saxon Tales series, chronicling the epic story of the making of England—the basis for The Last Kingdom, the hit Netflix series.THE FINAL BATTLE AWAITS…The epic… Shares Great Britain

Seven Bones

Seven Bones Peter Seymour · 2011 · 284p · ≈ 9h · Moderate Shares True Crime with this book.

A Long Shadow

A Long Shadow Charles Todd · 2006 · ★ 4.5 · 368p · ≈ 12h · Moderate It's New Year's Eve, 1919. Scotland Yard Inspector Ian Rutledge has accompanied his sister to the home of mutual friends for dinner but gets a call from the office and has to leave. On the steps outside, he sees a brass cartridge casing, like countless others he's seen during the war. But this one has an engraving in the metal. Curious, he pockets it.Soon after, Rutledge is on the southern coast… Shares Great Britain

The Blood Royal

The Blood Royal Barbara Cleverly · 2011 · ★ 4.0 · 311p · ≈ 10h · Moderate Shares Great Britain with this book.

Don't Give Up! Paul Hanna · 2005 · ★ 4.0 · 208p · ≈ 6h · Moderate Shares Autobiography and memoir with this book.

Witch Fiona Horne · 1998 · ★ 3.7 · 358p · ≈ 11h · Moderate Shares Autobiography and memoir with this book.

The Authentic Life of Billy, The Kid Pat Garrett · 2008 · 128p · ≈ 4h · Light Hankering for a mostly true tale about the hard-living desperadoes who inhabited America's desert Southwest in the mid-1800s? This biography of the ill-fated gunslinger Billy, the Kid was written by Pat Garrett, the sheriff who shot Billy down. Although some historians now question the veracity of some of the self-aggrandizing bluster Garrett and his ghostwriter included in the book, The… Shares True Crime

The trial of Dr. Adams Sybille Bedford · 1958 · 245p · ≈ 8h · Moderate Taken from a review: Here is the accused, Dr. John Adams, being tried for the murder of Mrs. Morell (after rumors connected with other ""mysterious"" deaths) six years previously (there were 16 other, earlier charges). Then come the nurses in attendance on Mrs. Morell, next the doctors in the hands of the prosecution. The defense takes over the cross-examination and, after the closing… Shares True Crime

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