Another sweltering month in Charlotte, another boatload of mysteries past and present for overworked, overstressed forensic anthropologist Temperance Brennan. A team of Bristol Criminal Investigation Division (CID) detectives, led by Ray Stevens and younger police officer Kate Evans, are assigned to solve the crime.

I Let You Go by Clare Mackintosh: Book Review * The Travel I Let You Go by Clare Mackintosh: Book Review * The Travel

Told from the first person in shifting points of view, readers follow Jenna’s road to recovery as well as the investigation in England.Slowly, the two storylines begin to merge and what is revealed projects the narrative into the stratosphere. Plus, there are things outside of the main plot that the author spent so long writing about but didn’t include a satisfying ending to. A mother picks her child up from school and Jacob, her 5 year old son, and she walk home in the rain. In time, Jenna retrieves her camera from her backpack and begins to photograph the beauty of the tide.

I Let You Go by Charlotte Levin | Waterstones If I Let You Go by Charlotte Levin | Waterstones

Overall, this one gets kudos for originality, for tossing the formula writing out the window and for giving me a story that challenged me, which is just what I am always on the lookout for. This year sees the publication of my 30th novel and I can’t think of a better way to celebrate that. Reviewers who state that this is their psychological thriller of the year are either being paid by the publisher or on some sort of deal for free books or haven't read anything else period ! In the aftermath, Jenna struggles with the pressing desire to leave the city as quickly as possible and boards a bus to wherever the rolling of the wheels may take her. She leaves behind no memories worth keeping: her husband is dead, her boss has made no bones about disliking her, and she’s looking forward to new responsibilities and the higher salary underwritten by North Dakota’s sudden oil boom.The story involves a hit and run killing of a 5-year-old boy and is told from the POV of 3 characters—our main protagonist Jenna, the lead detective on the case Ray, and a man named Ian. Saying that it's heavy would be an understatement, but it's one that is such an incredibly crafted story that I know it's one that will stay on my favorites list for years to come.

I Let You Go By Clare Mackintosh | Used | 9780751554151 I Let You Go By Clare Mackintosh | Used | 9780751554151

Other than that, I was impressed with this debut thriller, which lures you in with a heart wrenching situation, quietly and slowly, but despite the low key pacing, the mystery deepens as you go along, becoming more curious and puzzling, and the last quarter of the book was absolutely riveting with one huge, shocking gut punch you will not see coming, which also comes with a few aftershocks. All in all, this is a great read and has both great characters, character development, a good human story and good thrill moments. And why is it taking so long to tell this story--when 'some' of us (me), can see the ending -in the first 20% of this book? Every review I've read, every quote on the book jacket, made such a big deal out of the huge twist, so I braced myself for it and.

A mother lets go of her son Jacob’s hand, and a car strikes him with such force the boy’s body hits the windshield.

crime novel of the year award Clare Mackintosh takes crime novel of the year award

It is forbidden to copy anything for publication elsewhere without written permission from the copyright holder. 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.

The highlight of the story for me was the gobsmacking twist (more like a tornado) that hit just before the halfway mark. If you disregard my suggestion, please don't read my spoiler-tagged portion because it will spoil the book for you. Not only did I see the the 'mystery-ending' very early into this novel- [I found it very predictable], but there was so much 'yuckiness' about this novel. Meanwhile, Jenna, haunted by the boy's death, pulls up stakes and moves to the tiny coastal town of Penfach, Wales.