The List of Suspicious Things: The No.1 Sunday Times Bestseller
Feb 2024 · Random House
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***SUNDAY TIMES NUMBER 1 BESTSELLER***
***USA TODAY BESTSELLER***
THE BIGGEST DEBUT LAUNCH OF 2024
‘Such a fresh and interesting voice. You'll cry and you won't be able to stop reading’
MARIAN KEYES
'Such a beautiful story about friendship, community and family and secrets and what’s going on underneath'
ZOE BALL
'Gripping and moving'
GUARDIAN
'To read it is to feel that little bit better about life'
ELIZABETH DAY
‘A touching paean to lost innocence and the comfort of friendships’
THE TIMES
'A beautiful mystery with heart'
ROB RINDER
'This is a heart-warming book'
EMMA HEALEY
'A gorgeous, page-turning book'
I PAPER
'A wonderful story'
FEARNE COTTON
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?
*SHORTLISTED FOR BOOK OF THE YEAR - DEBUT FICTION AT THE BRITISH BOOK AWARDS 2025*
The perfect debut novel to discuss in book clubs
***READER REVIEWS***
'Left a lump in my throat and a hole in my heart'
'A book I won't forget for a while'
'A beautiful and emotional debut that I know will stay with me for a long time'
'A superb look at childhood, at growing up, at starting to see the world around you'
Sunday Times bestseller, April 2024
***USA TODAY BESTSELLER***
THE BIGGEST DEBUT LAUNCH OF 2024
‘Such a fresh and interesting voice. You'll cry and you won't be able to stop reading’
MARIAN KEYES
'Such a beautiful story about friendship, community and family and secrets and what’s going on underneath'
ZOE BALL
'Gripping and moving'
GUARDIAN
'To read it is to feel that little bit better about life'
ELIZABETH DAY
‘A touching paean to lost innocence and the comfort of friendships’
THE TIMES
'A beautiful mystery with heart'
ROB RINDER
'This is a heart-warming book'
EMMA HEALEY
'A gorgeous, page-turning book'
I PAPER
'A wonderful story'
FEARNE COTTON
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?
*SHORTLISTED FOR BOOK OF THE YEAR - DEBUT FICTION AT THE BRITISH BOOK AWARDS 2025*
The perfect debut novel to discuss in book clubs
***READER REVIEWS***
'Left a lump in my throat and a hole in my heart'
'A book I won't forget for a while'
'A beautiful and emotional debut that I know will stay with me for a long time'
'A superb look at childhood, at growing up, at starting to see the world around you'
Sunday Times bestseller, April 2024
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4.7
25 reviews
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21 October 2025
A wonderful book. particularly if you grew up during the 70s. The Yorkshire Ripper somehow became entwined in everyone's life. This truly an excellent piece of work and more than just a good read.
Kim Harding
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23 April 2025
excellent, a brilliant review
Angie Walton
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16 April 2026
really good
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