The List of Suspicious Things cover

The List of Suspicious Things

by Jennie Godfrey

Narrated by Joanne Froggatt, Mark Noble, Asif Khan, Gemma Whelan, Simon Harvey

4.10 ABR Score (42.9K ratings)
★ 4.15 Goodreads (42.8K) ★ 4.65 Audible (66)
10h 50m Released 2025 Mystery

Why Listen to This Audiobook?

Two girls in 1970s Yorkshire decide to catch the Ripper themselves — and somehow that premise becomes one of the most tender listens of the year.

  • Great if you want: bittersweet coming-of-age with real historical menace underneath
  • Listening experience: warm and nostalgic, with quiet dread building beneath the surface
  • Narration: full British cast — Froggatt and Whelan especially — makes the Yorkshire community feel lived-in
  • Skip if: you want a proper crime procedural, not a character-driven childhood story

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