All Us Sinners, 9781408729700
Paperback
Leeds, 1977: Ripper stalks streets, a brothel hides secrets and danger.

All Us Sinners

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  • Paperback

    320 pages

  • Release Date

    11 March 2024

Summary

All Us Sinners: A Brothel’s Dark Secret in the Shadow of the Ripper

‘Powerful, provocative, beautiful and unforgettable. All Us Sinners is a chilling, moving, majestic debut’ — CHRIS WHITAKER

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 b…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781408729700
ISBN-10:1408729709
Author:Katy Massey
Publisher:Little, Brown Book Group
Imprint:Sphere
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:320
Release Date:11 March 2024
Weight:400g
Dimensions:232mm x 152mm x 28mm
What They're Saying

Critics Review

Powerful, provocative, beautiful and unforgettable. All Us Sinners is a chilling, moving, majestic debut and Katy Massey is a wonderful storyteller * Chris Whitaker *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 *Enthrallingly exciting * Heat *A book about real women, vivid, complex and tender from a great new voice. You’ll love it * Kit de Waal *Both immersive and terrifying … Massey’s unique insight into the world about which she writes invests All Us Sinners with an authority and authenticity * Perspective *

About The Author

Katy Massey

Katy was a journalist for 15 years before studying for an MA and PhD in Creative Writing from Newcastle University. Her memoir, Are we home yet? was published in 2020 and shortlisted for the Jhalak Prize and the Portico Prize. In addition, her fiction and nonfiction has been widely anthologised, including Common People edited by Kit de Waal, The Place for Me, and Glimpse. All Us Sinners is her first novel.

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