Type : Novel
Genres : Mystery, Historical
Pays : UK
Auteur : Jennie Godfrey
Publication : 2024
Lecture : du 2025/04/22 au 2025/04/24
“We’ll make a list. A list of all the people and things we see that are suspicious. And then… we’ll investigate them.”
Twelve-year-old Miv is panicking. Life has been complicated since her mom got sick, and now her dad is talking about wanting to move their family away from the town Miv has lived in her whole life—because of the murders. Young women are dying, everyone is afraid, and no one knows who the culprit might be.
But as far as Miv is concerned, 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 on their street. People they know. People they don’t. But their search for the truth reveals more secrets in their neighborhood, 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?
Très prenant et excellent. Au bout d’un moment je suis allé cherché des infos sur ce tueur en série qui est en fond de ce roman car il se situe à la fin des années 70, peu de temps avant que le “Ripper” soit arrêté. Ripper qui a sévit entre 1975 et 1980 en Angleterre, principalement dans le Yorkshire où se situe l’action.
Avec ce fond s’ajoutent donc la fin des années 70 avec ses jolis défauts (non c’était pas forcément mieux avant, le pire étant qu’on y retourne) et donc la vie “locale” que les deux gamines déterrent, peut-être pas pour le mieux.
Dur à lire parfois, mais vraiment recommandé. Pour l’instant une de mes meilleures lectures je pense.
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