The List of Suspicious Things
The List of Suspicious Things by Jennie Godfrey is one of 2026's most credible books, appearing on 1 of the year's most respected lists, including The Guardian, for a Consensus Score of 13 out of 100.
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Our take
AI-draftedGodfrey's debut sets a 12-year-old's amateur detective game against the real terror of the Yorkshire Ripper murders in late-1970s West Yorkshire, and critics have focused on how carefully she threads that needle: period texture and playground friendship sit alongside domestic violence, racism, and the adult fear that shaped the region during the manhunt. Reviewers credited Godfrey with fitting a warm, often funny coming-of-age story into the gaps of a genuinely horrific historical episode without ever minimizing it.
In the press
“Godfrey succeeds brilliantly in fitting a gripping and moving story in the interstices of a horrific episode in recent history”
Suzi Feay, The Guardian
How the Consensus Score is calculated
Our Consensus Score is our own transparent editorial metric — not a user rating. It weighs each list by the credibility of its source, how recent the listing is, and any award status. Here is the full breakdown.
| Source | Authority | Recency | Award | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Guardian | 0.85 | 0.70 | 1.00× | 0.59 |
| Weighted sum → Score | 0.59 → 13 | |||
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Frequently asked
What lists is The List of Suspicious Things on?
The List of Suspicious Things appears on 1 list in our 2026 corpus, including The Guardian.
What is its Consensus Score?
The List of Suspicious Things has a Consensus Score of 13 out of 100, our transparent editorial measure of how many credible lists agree on it.