THE LIST OF SUSPICIOUS THINGS
BY JENNIE GODFREY
Published: 15th February 2024
HUTCHINSON HEINEMANN
Yorkshire, 1979
Maggie Thatcher is prime minister, drainpipe jeans are in, and Miv is convinced that her dad wants to move their family Down South.
Because of the murders.
Leaving Yorkshire and her best friend Sharon simply isn’t an option, no matter the dangers lurking round their way; or the strangeness at home that started the day Miv’s mum stopped talking.
Perhaps if she could solve the case of the disappearing women, they could stay after all?
So, Miv and Sharon decide to make a list: a list of all the suspicious people and things down their street. People they know. People they don’t.
But their search for the truth reveals more secrets in their neighbourhood, within their families – and between each other – than they ever thought possible.
What if the real mystery Miv needs to solve is the one that lies much closer to home?
I’d seen much talk about this book across social media, but nothing could have prepared me for its sheer brilliance.
Jennie Godfrey’s perfectly crafted characters and breathtaking plot, combined with her deftly executed sense of timing, add up to a huge WOW!
There is so much to adore about this book, which is bound to appeal across a range of genre readers. I’ll be eagerly awaiting Jennie’s second novel.
*Thanks to Bookouture and Jennie Godfrey for providing the eARC via NetGalley. This is my honest review.
5 / 5
Perfectly crafted characters, the breathtaking plot, combined with her deftly executed sense of timing, add up to a huge WOW!