This book is quite similar to ‘A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder’ which I recently listened to, in that a child/teen protagonist becomes amateur sleuth to try to solve murders. I liked this one better for a few reasons, firstly, it was narrated by the wonderful Joanne Froggatt and I loved her skilful acting and her lovely Yorkshire accent. Secondly, this book is set in The north of England during the nineteen seventies and centres around the Yorkshire Ripper Killings. I grew up in the north of England, and although I was only young ( I was born in 1969) I remember well the hysteria that the Yorkshire Ripper evoked around that time.
It’s really a coming of age story, with the main character, Miv, becoming obsessed with solving the Yorkshire Ripper case but her investigations only leading to uncovering uncomfortable secrets from friends and family members that contribute to her maturing/loss of innocence.
I enjoyed the character development and the journey down memory lane in this interesting and well told story.
Sarah Wray Writer 