'I Let You Go' by Clare Mackintosh is a psychological thriller that starts with a deadly hit and run involving a 5-year-old boy in Bristol. The story follows Jenna Gray, the mother who escapes to a remote Welsh village to rebuild her life, haunted by her past. Meanwhile, Detective Inspector Ray Stevens and his team investigate the hit and run, struggling with personal issues. The book is narrated through multiple perspectives, building tension with well-disguised plot twists and surprising revelations that keep readers hooked till the end.
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Sensitive Topics/Content Warnings
Content warnings for I Let You Go include themes of child death, domestic violence, psychological trauma, and discussions of grief and guilt, all of which may be triggering for some readers.
Has Romance?
While romance is present in the story, it is more of a subplot and serves to illustrate character development rather than being the primary focus.
From The Publisher:
THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
One of The New York Times Book Review's 10 Best Crime Novels of 2016!
On a rainy afternoon, a mother's life is shattered as her son slips from her grip and runs into the street…
I Let You Go follows Jenna Gray as she moves to a ramshackle cottage on the remote Welsh coast, trying to escape the memory of the car accident that plays again and again in her mind and desperate to heal from the loss of her child and the rest of her painful past.
At the same time, the novel tracks the pair of Bristol police investigators trying to get to the bottom of this hit-and-run. As they chase down one hopeless lead after another, they find themselves as drawn to each other as they are to the frustrating, twist-filled case before them.
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Could not get beyond the first 100 pages.
What can you read after
I Let You Go?
About the Author:
Clare Mackintosh is the New York Times and #1 international bestselling author of I Let You Go, I See You, and Let Me Lie, translated into more than thirty-five languages and with more than two million copies sold worldwide. She…
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