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?
This book has been all over social media for a while, and was getting absolute rave reviews, so I knew I needed to read it. What a book! I wasn’t sure what to expect really, I went in without reading the blurb, but I knew it had something to do with the Yorkshire Ripper. The author note at the start got me really intrigued (I still want to ask Jennie if it’s true), so I dove straight in.
Miv, the main character, and her best friend Sharon decide to try to figure out who The Ripper is, and I loved going on that journey with them. I loved them both so much, Miv was an absolute character and a half, and Sharon complimented her personality brilliantly. I also liked Omar and Ishtiaq, and feel like we had friends like that in a local shop too. I just loved the community in the story, but I was dying to know if one of the locals was The Ripper (even though we know his name etc).
Although this was set before I was born, it was very nostalgic (I was born 1985), bringing back memories from my childhood. Playing board games, sherbert fountains from the paper shop, roaming the streets with my friends.
There was tears, some smiles, love and heartbreak. An absolute brilliant book, and I hope Jennie writes more! Hope she is also enjoying the praise as it’s well bloody deserved.
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