Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson

Genre: Amateur Sleuth, Humorous
Release: January 17, 2023
Format: Print, Digital, and Audio

Knives Out and Clue meet Agatha Christie and The Thursday Murder Club in this fiendishly clever blend of classic and modern murder mystery.

Everyone in my family has killed someone. Some of us, the high achievers, have killed more than once. I’m not trying to be dramatic, but it is the truth. Some of us are good, others are bad, and some just unfortunate.

I’m Ernest Cunningham. Call me Ern or Ernie. I wish I’d killed whoever decided our family reunion should be at a ski resort, but it’s a little more complicated than that.

Have I killed someone? Yes. I have.

Who was it?

Let’s get started.

EVERYONE IN MY FAMILY HAS KILLED SOMEONE

My brother
My stepsister
My wife
My father
My mother
My sister-in-law
My uncle
My stepfather
My aunt
Me

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Dru’s Short Musing:
Just the title alone had me deep diving into this book.

This was an intriguing conversational type of narrative that kept me engaged from the first line. I so wanted to know the who and the why and the author did a great job in giving us the details. I like how the author chose a playful yet intense illustration of how a person can kill whether it was intentional or not. With great aplomb the author teases, provokes, yet tell a complex and quirky mystery that will keep you entertained, especially with all the twists and turns that leads you in so many directions, it’s no wonder one is amazed when you near the end. A great read that I can read all over again just to pick up any clues that I did not see before until it was over.

FTC Full Disclosure – I received a digital ARC of this book from the publisher via NetGalley.