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Everyone on This Train Is a Suspect

Everyone on This Train Is a Suspect

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  • Author：Benjamin Stevenson
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Summary

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 writer

the blockbuster writer

the legal thriller writer

the literary writer

the psychological suspense writer

But 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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Reviews

Rachel ，

Much like Benjamin Stevenson's first book， Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone， this book was so much fun！ I love that in his first book he tells you what the page numbers are where all of the deaths happen， and in this one， he tells you that he will use the killer's name 106 times。 If you are an INSANE person like me and try to keep track of all of them， I have a few suggestions！1。 Three times in the book， the author gives you an updated tally。 I would highly recommend waiting to start cou Much like Benjamin Stevenson's first book， Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone， this book was so much fun！ I love that in his first book he tells you what the page numbers are where all of the deaths happen， and in this one， he tells you that he will use the killer's name 106 times。 If you are an INSANE person like me and try to keep track of all of them， I have a few suggestions！1。 Three times in the book， the author gives you an updated tally。 I would highly recommend waiting to start counting yourself until either the first or second check-in。 That way some of the suspects will have been eliminated from the running， and you'll have less names to try to keep track of。 Also， it was hard for me to get into the story at first because I was stressing about catching all of the names。 Once you reach the first or second check-in， you'll already be invested in the story。2。 When he says 106 times， he doesn't mean the killer is revealed after he mentions their name 106 times。 It is 106 times in the ENTIRE book。 So keeping a tally won't necessarily help you solve who did it before the author reveals it， because the killer's name is mentioned a decent amount after being revealed。 So they're revealed a bit before they reach the 106 mark。 3。 If you decide not to take my first piece of advice and want to count from the very beginning， but you do want to spare yourself three people （out of about fourteen serious suspects） who surpass 106 mentions pretty early on （by just a little past the 1/3 mark）， then see the spoilers down at the bottom。 If you don't want to know， then do not scroll to the bottom！Again， this was so much fun！ I love the breaking of the fourth wall and how Benjamin Stevenson's narrator， Ernest Cunningham， breaks the fourth wall and includes you in solving the mystery。 4。5 stars！ 1。 Juliette2。 Henry McTavish3。 Alan Royce 。。。more

Kim ，

It was an enjoyable read and I didn’t guess the ending beforehand （a definite bonus）。 It was humorous but I think I liked the first just a bit better。

Zhuo Zhang ，

A pretty solid murder mystery book， the same quality as the first book。 It is a little bit slow all the way till one third of the book until the （1st） murder。 Then the pace has quickened - with a lot of details and dark history revealing， the complicated network among the passengers on the train has become a knot。 I feel it is a book paying respect to Agatha Christie。 Looking forward to his third book。 A pretty solid murder mystery book， the same quality as the first book。 It is a little bit slow all the way till one third of the book until the （1st） murder。 Then the pace has quickened - with a lot of details and dark history revealing， the complicated network among the passengers on the train has become a knot。 I feel it is a book paying respect to Agatha Christie。 Looking forward to his third book。 。。。more

Jacqui ，

I hope this poor man continues to stumble into elaborate murder mysteries for the rest of his life。

Emily ，

Love love love this book！ I’m a sucker for a murder mystery on a train， but there just aren’t enough of them。 Add in the author’s humor and you have a winner。 I cannot wait for his next book。

Melissa ，

This might be an unpopular opinion but I think I liked this one more than the first！

Aubrey Russo ，

4。5 ⭐️ truly the only reason for a 。5 reduction was it took me a little longer to get into this one compared to the first。 To steal from another reviewer “this train took the scenic route”。 I love Ernest and hope he comes back for a third book！ Truly such a unique mystery and writing style but he doesn’t fail！

Aubree T ，

Didn’t think it was possible but this book is better than the first！ I laughed out loud multiple times and the twists had me fairly unsuspecting of the murderer though it， of course， made complete sense per the “rules。” + the Oxford comma playing a role brought me an inordinate amount of joy。

Mary ，

4。5 "Seven writers board a train。 At the end of the line， five will leave it alive。 One will be in cuffs。" The mystery takes place during the Australian Mystery Writers' Festival which is being held on a train trip that crosses the Australian desert。 When a murder is committed， the writers turn into "wannabe detectives。" This is a clever mystery told in first person by Ernest Cunningham， one of the authors on the train who has just published his first book， a true crime memoir， and is desperate 4。5 "Seven writers board a train。 At the end of the line， five will leave it alive。 One will be in cuffs。" The mystery takes place during the Australian Mystery Writers' Festival which is being held on a train trip that crosses the Australian desert。 When a murder is committed， the writers turn into "wannabe detectives。" This is a clever mystery told in first person by Ernest Cunningham， one of the authors on the train who has just published his first book， a true crime memoir， and is desperate for an idea for his next one。 The narrator knows the craft of writing mysteries well and uses that knowledge for a framework to presenting this story。 Readers who appreciate smart mysteries with lots of references to classic mysteries will be delightfully entertained with this story。 。。。more

Beckie ，

I think this style is just not for me。 It feels like every other sentence has an interjection about someone or something else， so a little too haphazard for me。

Rebecca ，

This is a hell of a follow up to Everyone in my Family has Killed Someone。 The inclusion of the rules， where he breaks them， and all of the ways he flags clues and suspects。 I spent a lot of the book assuming one person， but I’m happy with the resolution of this story。 Highly highly recommend it。

Joanna ，

I actually think this was even better than the first one！ Took the same tone and meta approach and elevated it with new twists， characters， and puzzles。 A delightfully fun whodunnit that paid homage to the genre while still being original。

Emily ，

3。5 starts， a fun sequel

Beki ，

Meh。 I thought the first book was better。

Anna ，

4。5 ⭐️’s I love the writing style in this book- I still think the first one was my favourite but I very much enjoyed the sequel！！

Janet ，

I picked this up because I thoroughly enjoyed the first book in the series。 I think maybe I set my expectations too high。 2 ⭐️ for first half， 4⭐️for last half。 I almost did not finish this at about halfway through， but glad I kept going。 The second half of the book really picked up。

Emma Wiley ，

A solid sequel。

Laura （thenerdygnomelife） ，

4。5 rounded down for this fun train-themed murder mystery！ If you enjoyed "Everyone In My Family Has Killed Someone，" I'm guessing you'll like this one even more — I know I did！ It's a bit faster to get going and a little less convoluted overall。 I especially enjoyed the audio narration。 4。5 rounded down for this fun train-themed murder mystery！ If you enjoyed "Everyone In My Family Has Killed Someone，" I'm guessing you'll like this one even more — I know I did！ It's a bit faster to get going and a little less convoluted overall。 I especially enjoyed the audio narration。 。。。more

Jamie ，

*4。5so much fun！！ even better than the first

Mimi ，

I hope the author doesn’t come after me for this low review。 I didn’t find the book interesting。 I didn’t find it funny。 I did find it confusing。I commend Benjamin Stevenson for writing this book。 I haven’t written one so he has done a better job than me。

Emma ，

I'm sad to give this 3。5 ⭐️ since I gave the first 5 stars。 It was definitely enjoyable， but I didn't find the mystery as compelling， and there were less mini reveals throughout。 I really had to suspend my disbelief with parts of the ending， and for a mystery series that prides itself on being fair play， I didn't find that to be the case。 I'm sad to give this 3。5 ⭐️ since I gave the first 5 stars。 It was definitely enjoyable， but I didn't find the mystery as compelling， and there were less mini reveals throughout。 I really had to suspend my disbelief with parts of the ending， and for a mystery series that prides itself on being fair play， I didn't find that to be the case。 。。。more

Ginika ，

not as interesting as the first book but it still had a few parts i really enjoyed and laughed at2。5/5

Kaitlyn Roberts ，

Really enjoyed

Sarah ，

Very meta and fun。 I liked it even more than the first book in the series。 It’s a good pick for people who really enjoy the mystery genre

Andie ，

4。5 ⭐️Much like the first， this book was an incredibly fun read。

Allie （Allisen） Stirman ，

Really enjoyed it！

Mikayla ，

Very cumbersome to get through。 Breaking the fourth wall， and talking directly to the reader about the writing process， including them in solving the murder was a risk that did not pay off。 It very much takes you out of the story， and as sequels go， this takes the cake for being completely irrelevant。

Susan Liston ，

I am giving this a shaky three， as I gave the first book in this series a two and I liked this one a little better。 But it suffered from the same problem I thought the first book had。 It started off fine， I liked the writing， it kept my interest， but like the other book， the denouement is very complicated and goes on forever。 Ernest comes off as a bit of a dolt， so how he suddenly comes up with these deductions worthy of Sherlock Holmes， I have no idea。 The author needs to de-complicate the solu I am giving this a shaky three， as I gave the first book in this series a two and I liked this one a little better。 But it suffered from the same problem I thought the first book had。 It started off fine， I liked the writing， it kept my interest， but like the other book， the denouement is very complicated and goes on forever。 Ernest comes off as a bit of a dolt， so how he suddenly comes up with these deductions worthy of Sherlock Holmes， I have no idea。 The author needs to de-complicate the solutions and make them a little bit more plausible。 I did appreciate there being more than one little surprise， that's a key element to a good mystery。 。。。more

Caralee ，

The second installment in this wildly enterraining Aussie mystery series finds the main character （and meticulously reliable narrator） Ernest Cummingham enjoying （or not） some newfound success and recognition after publishing his novel about the events from the previous book。 He and his partner （who shall remain nameless here to avoid spoilers for the first book） are about to embark on a luxury rail journey across the Australian desert on board The Ghan as guests of a mystery writers' festival。 The second installment in this wildly enterraining Aussie mystery series finds the main character （and meticulously reliable narrator） Ernest Cummingham enjoying （or not） some newfound success and recognition after publishing his novel about the events from the previous book。 He and his partner （who shall remain nameless here to avoid spoilers for the first book） are about to embark on a luxury rail journey across the Australian desert on board The Ghan as guests of a mystery writers' festival。 Their fellow passengers include authors （of varying degrees of fame）， literary agents， publishers， fans， and railway staff， all of whom are vividly depicted and who have secrets of their own。 Ern has never actually written fiction before - his previous book was based on surviving a true crime - so he is at a loss for ideas for his promised second novel。 It would be lot easier than making up a story from thin air if there were to be a （ahem） real murder mystery for him to write about - not that he hasn't witnessed enough murder already thank you very much。 And of course， this is exactly what happens。Like last time， Ern plays fair as a narrator by presenting up front the rules with which he will hold himself accountable to readers， including travel markers of sorts， by which point the murder victim（s）， suspect（s）， and murderer（s） are introduced， and the exact number of times the killer's name appears in the story （in case anyone is keeping track - and Ern is）。 Also， like last time， the story is clever， witty， twisty， colorful， fast-paced， and compulsively readable。 I love the distinctly Aussie flavor of these books， and I'm absolutely a fan of the series and the author。 The plot has enough twists and turns， red herrings， secret layers and connections， that I was genuinely surprised without ever feeling unfairly "tricked" - quite a feat for an author， and a treat for the reader。 Despite his reliability as a narrator， Ern is a flawed human who makes mistakes and is rightfully challenged when he does - and he learns from them and tries to do better。 I will say that I found a particular character's motivation to be a little hard to believe （well， to believe they'd truly be willing to kill for it）， but I'm prepared to suspend disbelief because the story was so much fun。 Many thanks to the author， the publisher， and to Netgalley for providing me with a free advance reader copy of the book in exchange for my honest review。 All opinions expressed are my own。 P。S。 I actually purchased the audiobook instead of reading my free ebook because I enjoyed Barton Welch's narration of the previous book so much， and he did an outstanding job once again。 。。。more

Sheryle ，

This book was a combination of things I enjoy in books and things I find irritating。 Unfortunately， there just wasn’t enough of the things I like。 The plot was clever。 The idea of a murder aboard a cross country train carrying a mystery writers’ festival was definitely intriguing。 And， there were some giggle worthy moments。 However， for the most part， it just seemed like the author was trying way too hard to be cute。 His constant talking to the reader， along with the lists we were subjected to， This book was a combination of things I enjoy in books and things I find irritating。 Unfortunately， there just wasn’t enough of the things I like。 The plot was clever。 The idea of a murder aboard a cross country train carrying a mystery writers’ festival was definitely intriguing。 And， there were some giggle worthy moments。 However， for the most part， it just seemed like the author was trying way too hard to be cute。 His constant talking to the reader， along with the lists we were subjected to， soon became annoying。 My copy of this book was provided by the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。 My thanks to the the author， the publisher， and NetGalley for the opportunity to read and review it。 。。。more

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