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The List of Suspicious Things
The List of Suspicious Things | Jennie Godfrey
6 posts | 4 read | 1 reading | 16 to read
A SENSATIONAL DEBUT FROM HUTCHINSON HEINEMANN IN 2024 'What if we decided to try and find him?' 'What on earth are you on about?' she said. 'How are we going to catch the Yorkshire Ripper, when the police haven't even managed to?' I sighed. Her questioning my ideas was a recent and unwelcome element to our friendship. But it was a valid point. How would we catch him? We needed some sort of plan, a way of gathering clues and putting them into order. I thought about what the policeman had said about structure, and then about Aunty Jean and her notebook, and the idea I had hardened like toffee. I knew exactly what we needed to do. 'We'll make a list,' I said. 'A list of the people and things we see that are suspicious. And then . . . And then we'll investigate them.' The List of Suspicious Things is a tender and moving coming of age story about family, friendship and community. Sometimes the strongest connections are found in the most unlikely of places.
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Cathythoughts
Cathythoughts
The List of Suspicious Things | Jennie Godfrey
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Bailedbailed

Oh dear ! #Unpopularopinion This is a bail for me. I just couldn‘t get into it, and the writing wasn‘t for me. There are some great reviews here on Litsy , but I had to bail out.

Tamra That‘s disappointing! I had this one stacked too. 2w
Ruthiella Oh well, on to the next one which will be hopefully a winner! 🤞 2w
Cathythoughts @Tamra It may well work for you. Not for me 😬 Thats where I find the kindle samples are so helpful. I did buy this book though. Hopefully I‘ll find a good home for it. It‘s a pretty book ❤️😁 (edited) 2w
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Cathythoughts @Ruthiella Yes. Onwards and hopefully upwards ❤️❤️❤️ 2w
LeahBergen That‘s too bad. I was initially curious about this and then read a bit of it online and decided it might not be for me either! 2w
Cathythoughts @LeahBergen I know ! That‘s the way it goes. We do pretty well here on Litsy for books though 😁❤️❤️ I did love the whole idea of this one … anyway .. onwards and upwards. I‘m thinking of Fayne .. not sure I‘m ready for such a long book. I‘m always up for another thriller 🤣 I‘ll have fun deciding X June for our next Persephone x 2w
BarbaraBB Another bail. I hear you 😀. I just started another John Marrs 🤷🏻‍♀️ 2w
Cathythoughts @BarbaraBB I might try another Marrs too 😁👍🏻 2w
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TheKidUpstairs
TheKidUpstairs
The List of Suspicious Things | Jennie Godfrey
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@squirrelbrain Thank you so much! I'm so excited for this one, I've heard nothing but good things. I so appreciate you 😀❤️

squirrelbrain You‘re welcome Megan! I hope you enjoy it, and it‘s not too ‘Yorkshire‘ for you. Let me know if you need any translating. 🤣 2w
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jenniferw88
jenniferw88
The List of Suspicious Things | Jennie Godfrey
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Here are my 4 nominations for #camplitsy24 @Megabooks @BarbaraBB @squirrelbrain

(The Last Boat Home is really local to me, so I may be slightly biased in nominating this one!)

BarbaraBB You created a shortlist of your longlist fast 🤣🤣! Thanks for participating 💕 1mo
jenniferw88 @BarbaraBB, haha! One wasn't even on it! 1mo
jenniferw88 Other books so that people can read the blurbs!
[tagged book]One Love: a brand new uplifting love story from the author of The Secret Life of Albert Entwistle
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jenniferw88 Set in Poole!
[tagged book]The Last Boat Home
1mo
jenniferw88 This is giving me Jane Eyre vibes!
[tagged book]The Library Thief: A Novel
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squirrelbrain Great list! 1mo
Megabooks Nice choices!! 1mo
TheBookHippie These look good. 1mo
Caroline2 Great selection 😃 1mo
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TrishB
TrishB
The List of Suspicious Things | Jennie Godfrey
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Another great read this week 👍🏻 thanks to Helen‘s original review and it‘s all over book Twitter!
Nostalgic, but tackling some dark subjects. Had a tear in my eye at the end.

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squirrelbrain Glad you liked it too. ❤️ 3mo
erzascarletbookgasm I‘ve stacked this after Helen‘s review too! Waiting for it to be available 👌 3mo
Tamra Love that cover! 3mo
Cathythoughts Sounds good 👍🏻❤️ stacked. 3mo
TrishB @Cathythoughts I really enjoyed it ♥️ 3mo
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squirrelbrain
squirrelbrain
The List of Suspicious Things | Jennie Godfrey
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Pickpick

It‘s Yorkshire in 1979 and 12 year old Miv overhears her father talking about moving away, which Miv is convinced is due to the Yorkshire Ripper murders so, along with her best friend Sharon, she decides to try to catch him.

Along the way she encounters many other dirty neighbourhood secrets, including racism and domestic violence, so it‘s not an easy read but I still loved it.

#netgalley Published in the UK 15th Feb.

squirrelbrain I grew up in Yorkshire and, although I‘m a bit younger than Miv, I still recall being petrified of the Yorkshire Ripper. Interesting though that some of the Yorkshire dialect (one word in particular - laiking ) wasn‘t used at all where we lived, but you could place Miv almost to the nearest town (I think Wakefield 🤔) by that dialect and some of the things mentioned in the book. 5mo
Itchyfeetreader Stacking this sounds great 5mo
LeahBergen Ohhh, stacked! 5mo
squirrelbrain @Itchyfeetreader @LeahBergen - it reminded me a bit of this book
[tagged book]The Trouble with Goats and Sheep
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Vansa
Vansa
The List of Suspicious Things | Jennie Godfrey
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#Sundayfunday no, the setting is Yorkshire during the late 70s and early 80s, when the Yorkshire Ripper was active! The book was a huge disappointment, sadly.

BookmarkTavern That‘s disappointing! Hope your next read is better! 8mo
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