Everyone on This Train Is a Suspect
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Benjamin Stevenson
From the bestselling author of Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone, a fiendishly fun locked room (train) murder mystery in the spirt of Murder on the Orient Express. With Ernest Cunningham, “Stevenson has brought a modern-day Poirot to the mystery scene”(Michelle Carpenter). When the Australian Mystery Writers’ Society invited me to their crime-writing festival aboard the Ghan, the famous train between Darwin and Adelaide, I was hoping for some inspiration for my second book. Fiction, this time: I needed a break from real people killing each other. Obviously, that didn’t pan out.The program is a who’s who of crime writing royalty:the debut writer (me!)the forensic science writerthe blockbuster writerthe legal thriller writerthe literary writerthe psychological suspense writerBut when one of us is murdered, the remaining authors quickly turn into five detectives. Together, we should know how to solve a crime.Of course, we should also know how to commit one.How can you find a killer when all the suspects know how to get away with murder?
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Author
Benjamin Stevenson
Pages
336
Publisher
HarperCollins
Published Date
2024-01-30
ISBN
0063279096 9780063279094
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"This was a fun mystery. Fast paced and funny. I strongly suggest the audiobook. The narrator is great!! "
Sandy Lopez
"Fast-paced and intricate, more circuitous than I hoped. A writers’ conference convenes on a train crossing Australia. Each writer has secrets, has experienced treachery and engaged in false identities. The main character, Ernest Cunningham, is a talker, an author who made his name after writing a book about the true crime trauma he was himself involved in. Meh."
Diane Morello
"The sequel to “Everyone in my Family has Killed Someone”, the lovable narrator, Ernest Cunningham makes a return. Though the book had more self-pity than I typically like, it’s hard not to enjoy his story. The plot keeps the reader on their toes with a list of suspects that all have a motive to the crime. These books aren’t quite “cozy” mysteries, but I enjoy the little gore and focus on personal relationships and connections. I thought this book was just as good as the first one. I would recommend this book, especially as an audiobook. 4/5 stars. "
Olivia Denning
"Really enjoyed this book! It was just as good as the first and considering it was a murder mystery on a train… thoroughly enjoyable! It wasn’t afraid to poke fun at itself, which added to the experience."
Tasha B
"Hilarious! I loved this book even more than the first one, and I frantically read the first one in one sitting. I decided to try the audiobook this time around, and I think it made the experience even better. The epilogue was great and had me tearing up quite a bit. The acknowledgments Stevenson added at the end was truly touching as well. Can’t wait for any future books by him!"
Madeline
"I enjoyed this even more than the first book! I love “locked room” mysteries a la Murder on the Orient Express, and this pays homage to that type of story while also being hilariously tongue in cheek. These are similar in tone to the Hawthorne and Horowitz novels, as the “author” of the story breaks the 4th wall and address the reader directly. But as I feel the over arching point leads to, stories need readers to be complete, and I will continue to be one for this series!"
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Allie Peduto
"My favorite book I’ve read this year, kept me on the edge of my seat till the very end. The twist at the end was one of the best I’ve read in a long time. Stevesons writing style is so addictive "
Eliot Merritt
"I’d say more like 3.5 stars. Not bad, but not as good as the first. A decent enough read if you’re looking for a mystery that’s a bit different from the typical. "
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Julia Berry
"There were lots about this book I enjoyed, just like the last one. However, it was much harder to get into and Simone was (too) unlikeable. I still liked it...but not 5 stars."
Amber Griffith
