The List of Suspicious Things by Jennie Godfrey (Hutchinson Heinemann, 2024)
Fiction
The List of Suspicious Things by Jennie Godfrey (ISBN: 9781529153293, hardback, Hutchinson Heinemann, 2024). Set in Yorkshire in 1979 at the time of the Ripper murders, young Miv is facing the prospect of her dad moving the family down south. She can’t bear the idea of leaving her best friend and sets out to solve the case of the disappearing women, starting with a list of all the suspicious people and things going on their street. It is a story of crime, secrets and truth, but most of all it is a story of family and community.