The List of Suspicious Things

'Funny, poignant and drawn with real compassion. This is a heart-warming book' EMMA HEALEY'A heartwarming tale about the power of human connection, written with empathy, warmth and care. To read it is to feel that little bit better about life' ELIZABETH DAY'Profoundly original and dazzlingly written. A beautiful mystery with heart' ROB RINDERYorkshire, 1979Maggie 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?

Funny, poignant and drawn with real compassion. This is a heart-warming book, A heartwarming tale about the power of human connection, written with empathy, warmth and care. To read it is to feel that little bit better about life, Profoundly original and dazzlingly written. A beautiful mystery with heart, A book full of heart that drops you vividly into a time and place. Superb, This is such a tender coming of age story with unforgettable characters. Exquisite storytelling that's full of heart

Jennie Godfrey was born and raised in Yorkshire and the novel was partly inspired by her father having worked alongside Peter Sutcliffe, the man eventually charged with the crimes of the Yorkshire Ripper. She is a former HR director of a FTSE100 company who left her career to become a Waterstones bookseller and a writer. This is her first novel.