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I Had to Do It
- Author
- Charlie Gallagher
- Narrator
- Nathalie Buscombe
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing
- Publish Date
- 8 October 2026
- Run Time
- 11 hours 28 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
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What to expect
It only takes a day for your whole life to unravel...
When Jessica Walsh meets a stranger in a café one morning, she thinks she’s found a kindred spirit.
Both women have a sister who’s an addict as well as a father growing desperate to help. There’s one crucial difference, though: Jess knows her dad would never resort to violence to fix the ‘problem’, as this woman’s father has.
Later, when Jess receives panicked voicemails from her sister, she rushes home to find Vicky missing.
Her father insists it’s all part of a plan to get Vicky clean – but Jess can’t forget that woman from the café, the strange coincidence of their meeting.
It had comforted her earlier. Now it feels like a warning.
Jessica would do well to listen…
Why readers love CHARLIE GALLAGHER
***** 'Addictive, unputdownable'
***** 'Totally gripped me'
***** 'Thrilling, with plenty of twists'
***** 'Excellent! The ending was just gut-wrenching.'
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Details
- Author
- Charlie Gallagher
- Narrator
- Nathalie Buscombe
- Duration
- 11 hours 28 minutes
- Release Date
- 8 October 2026
- ISBN
- 9781035926190
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing
- Genre
- Psychological thriller, Crime and / or mystery fiction, Domestic abuse
Synopsis
Bloomsbury presents I Had to Do It by Charlie Gallagher, read by Nathalie BuscombeIt only takes a day for your whole life to unravel...When Jessica Walsh meets a stranger in a café one morning, she thinks she’s found a kindred spirit.Both women have a sister who’s an addict as well as a father growing desperate to help. There’s one crucial difference, though: Jess knows her dad would never resort to violence to fix the ‘problem’, as this woman’s father has.Later, when Jess receives panicked voicemails from her sister, she rushes home to find Vicky missing.Her father insists it’s all part of a plan to get Vicky clean – but Jess can’t forget that woman from the café, the strange coincidence of their meeting.It had comforted her earlier. Now it feels like a warning.Jessica would do well to listen…Why readers love CHARLIE GALLAGHER***** 'Addictive, unputdownable'***** 'Totally gripped me'***** 'Thrilling, with plenty of twists'***** 'Excellent! The ending was just gut-wrenching.'
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