Despite the fact its not published for months, the buzz I've seen on social media for this book, meant I jumped right into it.

There was a lot to relate to here for me, I grew up in a small village where everyone knew everyone's business, and whilst it wasn't in Yorkshire, I remember the fear The Ripper cast as the police searched for him.
This whole book is full of characters I could imagine living in the same village as me.
I remember how much the best friend meant , and how you would always be together...
There were phrases here I hadn't heard in YEARS and I just felt hugely nostalgic for the whole thing.
Well, not the murders.
So many secrets and lies in this book, and my eyes were a little bit damp by the end of it all.
For all those characters I'd come to love, and all their back stories.
I know already this is going in my top books of the year, and I'll be buying it for others.

Thank you for the advanced copy.

OMG what can I say, where do I start. This is one of the best books I have read in a long time, it has left it's mark and truly touched me.
Set in the 1970s - Yorkshire Ripper and Margaret Thatcher and is about two young girls, one is called Miv and you are drawn into their world.

Well written, what an amazing debut.

Cannot recommend this highly enough

I'd heard a lot about The List of Suspicious Things on social media and so was thrilled to get the opportunity to read it. It's set in Yorkshire in 1979, Margaret Thatcher is Prime Minister and women are living in fear of the Yorkshire Ripper. When 12 year old Miv's family begin to talk of moving down south, Miv, with the help of her best friend Sharon, is determined to find the Yorkshire Ripper so her family can remain in Yorkshire.

This is a beautifully written novel and the author brings the 1970s and the characters to life. Miv is a wonderful character and all the supporting characters are so well drawn. It covers topics such as mental health and racism with sensitivity and from the point of a view of a 12 year old in the 1970s. I was about the same age as Miv in the 1970s and even though I lived in the South West of the UK I can remember the sense of fear felt amongst myself and my friends when we heard the news coverage of the Yorkshire Ripper.

Jennie Godfrey is such a talented new voice in fiction, her writing is brave and unexpected and reminded me of Joanna Cannon. whose work I adore. A beautiful and emotional debut that I know will stay with me for a long time. Highly recommended.
Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the opportunity to read and review this digital ARC.

In 1970s Yorkshire, when the actions of the Ripper brought fear into the lives of women, the police urged civilians to take a look at their neighbours and note down anything suspicious.

Something which 12 year old Miv embraces all too readily. Together with her best friend Sharon, they star taking a good, hard look at the lives of the people around them.

A superb look at childhood, at growing up, at starting to see the world around you. These characters really draw you into their world

The List of Suspicious Things left a lump in my throat and a hole in my heart. I struggle to believe it’s a debut. It’s about so much more than the devastating time of the Yorkshire Ripper. It’s about friendship in the unlikeliest of places. It’s about the effects of racism and domestic abuse during the closed off world of the 1970s. It’s about two young girls trying to help catch a dangerous man.

I won’t be forgetting inquisitive Miv and her pals. It’s a touching tale, told beautifully.

I am pretty much the same age as Miv and grew up in the North during The Ripper (and Thatcher) era so a lot of the background information did bring back memories, this is a book I won’t forget for a while