There are a number of strands to the novel that maintain the interest over and above the search for the child’s killer. Claire Jackson is a reporter following the suspicious death of a 9 month old baby. Set against the backdrop of a troubled North East housing estate during the miners strike of the 1980’s. This Little Piggy is a great read that engages you from the beginning and keeps the momentum up until the end. Haunted by a personal trauma she can’t face up to, Clare is shadowed by nine-year-old Amy, a bright but neglected little girl who seems to know more about the incident than she’s letting on.Īs the days go on and the killer is not found, Clare ignores warnings not to get too close to her stories and, in doing so, puts her own life in jeopardy. Journalist Clare Jackson follows the story as police bungle the inquiry and struggle to contain the escalating violence.

The residents are in shock after the suspicious death of a baby and tension is growing due to the ongoing miners’ strike. It’s the summer of 1984 and there is a sense of unease on the troubled Sweetmeadows estate. So this week I’m revisiting This Little Piggy by Bea Davenport – first reviewed in December 2014. As I started reviewing on Goodreads long before I started my blog, it seemed a great way of sharing my earlier reviews (which I hope have improved since the early days).

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