I Let You Go by Clare Mackintosh
A mother’s life is destroyed when her son escapes her grasp and rushes into the street on a wet afternoon. I Let You Go follows Jenna Gray as she relocates to a run-down cottage on the uninhabited Welsh shore in an effort to forget the car accident that keeps playing in her head and in a desperate attempt to find solace for the death of her kid and the rest of her traumatic past.
The book also follows the two Bristol police investigators who are looking into this hit-and-run incident. They discover that they are attracted to each other just as much as they are to the frustrating, twist-filled case they are pursuing.
I Let You Go by Clare Mackintosh
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This tale is about a woman fleeing her past existence. To avoid giving away too much of the plot, I will simply touch on a few key moments. In a little Welsh town, Jenna Gray has rented a spare cottage. She is reserved and only talks to her landlord and a shopkeeper’s wife sometimes. Jenna is a sculptor, so she appreciates the privacy the cottage offers. She buys a dog, and soon she is walking on the beach with a dog by her side. She meets the neighbourhood vet and, for reasons she alone knows, keeps him at a distance. Naturally, this simply increases the man’s desire to get to know her.
A rookie and Detective Inspector Ray Stevens are working on a case that has had little success. Stevens is drawn to the younger Kate because she is easy to talk to and is familiar with office politics. Their case involves a small boy who was killed in a hit-and-run accident directly in front of his mother. Although Stevens and Kate reassure the boy’s mother that they will catch the culprit, they had been searching for clues for months. They have been formally removed from the investigation. They make the decision to look into the boy’s death in private. Stevens’ former detective constable wife Mags is displeased with the additional hours he is putting in. Particularly considering that those hours were spent with a lovely younger woman. Stevens’ relationship with his wife and children at home starts to worsen.
The investigators’ extra effort is starting to pay off at last. A witness who saw a car being driven erratically close to the scene of the boy’s death is found by investigators. They concentrate on finding the automobile. Meanwhile, they discover that the boy’s mother hasn’t been in touch with the police liaison who was assigned to her. She relocated and left her residence. Nobody is aware of her location. With the new information, the investigation has been revived, and Stevens and Kate are relieved to be assigned to it. The only issue is that they now need to find a murderer and search for a mother who has vanished.
For some readers, the author’s psychological thriller may appear to bring out some obvious truths, yet as the plot develops, the author turns the situation around. Because the author is a former policewoman, the book is even more fascinating. She is aware of how the cops operate.
