All Us Sinners: A beautifully written crime debut set in the shadow of the Yorkshire Ripper

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'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 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.

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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 *
Loved it. A gem! * Bernardine Evaristo on Are We Home Yet *
Wonderful * Louise Doughty on Are We Home Yet *

Author Bio

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.