That’s not about to stop this pair but as their off-the-books snooping progresses, their relationship begins to stray from the strictly professional. Together they make a formidable team but even after all their efforts they seem no closer to finding the hit and run driver and are encouraged by the top brass to move onto other cases. Ray is a seasoned cop, but he is impressed by the determination of newbie detective DC Kate Evans, who seems particularly affected by the child’s death. But ‘what if’ she had held onto Jacob’s hand? And ‘what if’ the driver had stopped and helped her?ĭI Ray Stevens and his team are soon on the case. The vehicle then does a clumsy U-turn and departs the scene. Bang! Out of nowhere a car appears and hits the child, who dies instantly. They are nearly home when she lets little Jacob cross the quiet side street on his own. I Let You Go gets underway by deploying the ‘what if’ plotting tool. A mother is happily walking her five-year-old son home from school, blithely chatting about his day while her mind wanders onto plans for the evening ahead. If you’re into suburban or kitchen sink noir, this sounds like a very promising start, doesn’t it? This writer knows the domestic milieu and now she has turned her skills to our favourite genre. Her work has appeared in The Guardian, Sainsbury’s Magazine, Good Housekeeping and WI Life. Written by Clare Mackintosh - I Let You Go might be Clare Mackintosh‘s crime debut, but as a journalist she is an established writer.
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