All Us Sinners
Winner of the ILP John Creasey Dagger 2025
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All Us Sinners
Narrated by:
Cathy Tyson
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Narrated by:
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Cathy Tyson
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By:
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Katy Massey
Summary
Leeds, 1977. A chill lies over the city: sex workers are being murdered by a serial killer they are calling the 'Ripper', the streets creeping with fear.
Tough, sharp, but tender, Maureen runs Rio's, a clean, discreet brothel in the city. She's a good boss who takes great care of her workers - especially her best girls, Bev and Anette. The Ripper may be terrifying girls who work the street, but at Rio's the girls seem safer.
But when Bev's sweet-natured son is found beaten to death, a figure from Maureen's past, DS Mick Hunniford, shows up at her door. Does his arrival herald danger or salvation? And who can Maureen really trust?
The impressive and moving debut crime novel from huge new talent Katy Massey opens up a world we have rarely seen, at a time of great danger and drama.
'A masterful debut crime novel... Clever and compelling' --- WOMAN & HOME
'I loved this. It takes a fresh and moving look at a series of crimes we all think we know well. The writing is terrific, conveying the fear and the grief of the women who lived through this with tender respect' --- EMMA FLINT
'A gripping and important story imbued with suspense, giving voice to the forgotten women in the gruesome shadows of the Yorkshire Ripper' --- DIANA EVANS
'A book about real women, vivid, complex and tender from a great new voice. You'll love it' --- KIT DE WAAL
'Loved it. A gem!' --- BERNARDINE EVARISTO on Are We Home Yet?
'Wonderful' --- LOUISE DOUGHTY on Are We Home Yet?©2024 Katy Massey
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Critic reviews
Powerful, provocative, beautiful and unforgettable. All Us Sinners is a chilling, moving, majestic debut and Katy Massey is a wonderful storyteller
A masterful debut crime novel... Clever and compelling
I loved this. It takes a fresh and moving look at a series of crimes we all think we know well. The writing is terrific, conveying the fear and the grief of the women who lived through this with tender respect.
A gripping and important story imbued with suspense, giving voice to the forgotten women in the gruesome shadows of the Yorkshire Ripper
Enthrallingly exciting
A book about real women, vivid, complex and tender from a great new voice. You'll love it
Both immersive and terrifying . . . Massey's unique insight into the world about which she writes invests All Us Sinners with an authority and authenticity
Fantastic evocative story, connecting to the times and the characters of 1970s Leeds.
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The author brilliantly captures the mood of the time and strongly conveys the fear that women, and especially working girls, feel because a serial killer is on the loose. As a woman in my early twenties living in Leeds in 1977 I could well understand this. The women, and Mo in particular, are the stars of this book. They are so well drawn and realistic and I was totally invested in their lives. The book is about friendship and loyalty and survival. It also covers the difficult topics of racism, sexism and police bias. I loved the local detail with locations that I know. This is a fantastic debut novel, ad I'd love to see Mo again in a sequel!
Cathy Tyson is a great actress but I'm not sure she was the right narrator for this book. She obviously does not know Leeds so there were a couple of place name mispronunciations and I'd have preferred to listen to someone with a Leeds accent.
Fantastic debut novel
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