I Let You Go starts with a death. His name is Jacob ... he's just turned 5 years old and started school. It's a rainy day and he's walking home holding his mother's hand, excitedly telling her about his new friend, his teacher, and the fact that he can write his name.
Across the street from home, he lets go of her hand and yelling I'll race you home, he runs across the street. The car comes out of nowhere, speeding on the rain-slicked street. Jacob dies before he hits the street. And mom can only watch as the car stops, then reverses, and leaves.
Jenna Gray moves to the coast, trying to escape the memory of the car accident. Nightmares visit her nightly and she's desperate to heal from the loss of her son and the rest of her painful past.
Meanwhile, the Investigators are hopeless as there are no clues to the identity of the driver ...or description of the car, and no witnesses. After a few months, word comes down from the high-ups to close the case. But two of them refuse to give up and work the case in their own time.
Whatever you might be thinking at this time ... just throw it out the window. Nothing is as it seems. There are twists and turns you never see coming. And when they do come, you feel a need to re-read the last few pages to see what you missed.
The story telling is solid ... characters are so human and so humanly flawed. The kick-to-the-stomach ending will have you gasping .....
This is easily the best book I've read this year! I only wish I could give it more than 5 stars.
Across the street from home, he lets go of her hand and yelling I'll race you home, he runs across the street. The car comes out of nowhere, speeding on the rain-slicked street. Jacob dies before he hits the street. And mom can only watch as the car stops, then reverses, and leaves.
Jenna Gray moves to the coast, trying to escape the memory of the car accident. Nightmares visit her nightly and she's desperate to heal from the loss of her son and the rest of her painful past.
Meanwhile, the Investigators are hopeless as there are no clues to the identity of the driver ...or description of the car, and no witnesses. After a few months, word comes down from the high-ups to close the case. But two of them refuse to give up and work the case in their own time.
Whatever you might be thinking at this time ... just throw it out the window. Nothing is as it seems. There are twists and turns you never see coming. And when they do come, you feel a need to re-read the last few pages to see what you missed.
The story telling is solid ... characters are so human and so humanly flawed. The kick-to-the-stomach ending will have you gasping .....
This is easily the best book I've read this year! I only wish I could give it more than 5 stars.
