Everyone In My Family Has Killed Someone
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- Author：Benjamin Stevenson
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Summary
Agatha Christie and Arthur Conan Doyle meet Knives Out and The Thursday Murder Club in this fiendishly clever blend of classic and modern murder mystery。
I was dreading the Cunningham family reunion even before the first murder。
Before the storm stranded us at the mountain resort， snow and bodies piling up。
The thing is， us Cunninghams don't really get along。 We've only got one thing in common- we've all killed someone。
My brother。
My step-sister
My wife
My father
My mother
My sister-in-law
My uncle
My stepfather
My aunt
Me
I was dreading the Cunningham family reunion even before the first murder。
Before the storm stranded us at the mountain resort， snow and bodies piling up。
The thing is， us Cunninghams don't really get along。 We've only got one thing in common- we've all killed someone。
My brother。
My step-sister
My wife
My father
My mother
My sister-in-law
My uncle
My stepfather
My aunt
Me
Reviews
Karen
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Everyone is going to be talking about EVERYONE IN MY FAMILY HAS KILLED SOMEONE， because it's fiendishly clever， dryly funny （well as funny as a crime novel with a very high body count is going to get）， complicated without being overly so， different， and well， relatable， in a weird sort of way。Right from the very start our narrator， Ern Cunningham， has a lot on。 Professionally he self publishes "How To Write" crime books， with his advice based on Ronald Knox's '10 Commandments of Detective Fictio Everyone is going to be talking about EVERYONE IN MY FAMILY HAS KILLED SOMEONE， because it's fiendishly clever， dryly funny （well as funny as a crime novel with a very high body count is going to get）， complicated without being overly so， different， and well， relatable， in a weird sort of way。Right from the very start our narrator， Ern Cunningham， has a lot on。 Professionally he self publishes "How To Write" crime books， with his advice based on Ronald Knox's '10 Commandments of Detective Fiction' from 1929 （well worth googling although they are all （with one edit） included at the commencement of this novel）。 Remember them， you're going to see them again。 You might also want to take note of the page numbers referenced early on in the book as well。 I cannot imagine the nightmare that laying this book out became， and the thought of coding the ebook is making me want to lie down in a dark room - but I digress。Which I think is something you'll find yourself catching from EVERYONE IN MY FAMILY HAS KILLED SOMEONE。 There's a lot of what feels like digression as you meander your way through a family reunion that reads exactly like some family reunions go。 Emnity， clashes of personality， long-held grudges and remembrances， a control freak or two， a peacemaker or two， recently separating couples （did I mention Ern's got marital problems）， oh and Ern's brother being released from jail， returning to the "bosom" of his family， after Ern testified against him in a murder trial。Chuck in a classic locked room scenario by setting the whole thing in a snowed in luxury resort in the middle of a blizzard and the bodies， do indeed， start to pile up， and a lot of closets start to open out。I cannot begin to tell you how much I loved this book。 The tone is pitch perfect， slightly light-hearted， slightly bemused， ever so slightly sarcastic and utterly matter of fact about， well a family that seems to be pretty darn good at killing people。 To be fair， they do keep a bit of it in the family。 The way the story unfolds， with the references forward， the casual introduction of new storylines （and deaths） and the gentle， almost kind way that the whole builds to a crescendo of fire and retribution was 。。。 well seems a bit sick to say it here 。。。 but hugely entertaining。 Every now and again something different should pop it's head up above the clouds when it comes to crime fiction and EVERYONE IN MY FAMILY HAS KILLED SOMEONE is just that。 It's so well crafted， brilliantly executed， entertaining， different and utterly engaging， and I hope somebody supplied the typesetters and ebook generators with enough antacid to get them through。https://www。austcrimefiction。org/revi。。。 。。。more
Karis Clements
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This book caught my attention from the title and the fact it is described as Agatha Christie meets Knives out。 From the very first page， that advises you to earmark it， I was fascinated。 The book is written so different to anything else I have read because the narrator voices things directly to the reader， which makes this book a fun murder mystery。 The book is about the Cunningham family reunion and there are quite a few characters， some I liked， some I did not。 I found I enjoyed the narrator a This book caught my attention from the title and the fact it is described as Agatha Christie meets Knives out。 From the very first page， that advises you to earmark it， I was fascinated。 The book is written so different to anything else I have read because the narrator voices things directly to the reader， which makes this book a fun murder mystery。 The book is about the Cunningham family reunion and there are quite a few characters， some I liked， some I did not。 I found I enjoyed the narrator as a character， and I liked how it was set at a mountain resort。 The setting really added to that whodunnit murder mystery， and I felt this book was really easy to binge read because I just could not put it down until I knew how it all ended。 I loved the fast-paced storyline， the different narrating style and just everything about this book。 I highly recommend this to anyone who loves crime fiction books with an Agatha Christie vibe。 Such a great read。 Thank you to Better Reading for giving me the opportunity to read and review this amazing book before its publication date。 。。。more
Lewis Fisher
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I did received an ARC of this through work as an introduction。If only all crime fiction was as witty and as tongue in cheek as this book， I might finally start reading crime properly。 Full of verve， hilarity and fun， this is a great exploration of what it means to be family。 Perfect for fans of Osman or Knives Out （I won't mention my feelings towards Rian Johnsons higher profile project however）。 I did received an ARC of this through work as an introduction。If only all crime fiction was as witty and as tongue in cheek as this book， I might finally start reading crime properly。 Full of verve， hilarity and fun， this is a great exploration of what it means to be family。 Perfect for fans of Osman or Knives Out （I won't mention my feelings towards Rian Johnsons higher profile project however）。 。。。more
Katrina
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3。5/5A clever and enjoyable read that has fun playing with the tropes of crime writing。 There are some truly funny and witty moments， as well as some shocking twists。 I found the story to be a bit convoluted - there's a lot to keep track of - but the writer/narrator does his best to continually recap what's going on， even to the point of explaining the clues which he left behind in previous pages， which made for a very entertaining read。 Fans of both true crime and crime fiction will no doubt lo 3。5/5A clever and enjoyable read that has fun playing with the tropes of crime writing。 There are some truly funny and witty moments， as well as some shocking twists。 I found the story to be a bit convoluted - there's a lot to keep track of - but the writer/narrator does his best to continually recap what's going on， even to the point of explaining the clues which he left behind in previous pages， which made for a very entertaining read。 Fans of both true crime and crime fiction will no doubt love this， and it is refreshing to have an Australian crime novel set in the snow， as opposed to a hot dusty town or a remote seaside community。Thanks to Penguin and Better Reading for the ARC！ 。。。more
Cynthia Coghill
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Ern Cunningham writes “How to Write” crime books for online sale。 His advice is based on Ronald Knox’s ’10 Commandments of Detective Fiction’ 1929。 Earmark them – they may be manipulated throughout the novel。Ern is joining his family at a remote ski resort for a reunion。 Each member has successfully killed someone but how， and why， is tantalizingly， slowly revealed throughout this clever， witty novel。 This family are completely wacky starting with his brother Michael， to his highly-strung mother Ern Cunningham writes “How to Write” crime books for online sale。 His advice is based on Ronald Knox’s ’10 Commandments of Detective Fiction’ 1929。 Earmark them – they may be manipulated throughout the novel。Ern is joining his family at a remote ski resort for a reunion。 Each member has successfully killed someone but how， and why， is tantalizingly， slowly revealed throughout this clever， witty novel。 This family are completely wacky starting with his brother Michael， to his highly-strung mother， Audrey， and the OCD Katherine。 Ern offers you the page numbers of the murders so you can skip straight to them。 However， don’t deny yourself the beauty， twists and anticipatory joy of how and why the people had to die。 Not to mention the theories some family members espouse。Benjamin Stevenson embraces a wonderfully sardonic tone throughout his novel。 His ‘asides’ have you agree there are times in a crime novel when you suspend disbelief so long， your mind goes numb。 Who doesn’t love a novel that says of where the denouement takes place， ‘Hollywood would be pretty pissed if we didn’t use the library， don’t you think？’。Thank you to Better Reading and Penguin for the ARC。 。。。more
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QBD APRIL BOTM 2022•ARC ~ 3½⭐'s。Hang on， gimma a minute to process this 。 QBD APRIL BOTM 2022•ARC ~ 3½⭐'s。Hang on， gimma a minute to process this 。 。。。more
Camila - Books Through My Veins
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- thanks to @betterreadingau and @penguinbooksaus for my #gifted copyMy first Stevenson book was The Other Side of Midnight， which I read last year。 Because I enjoyed it -even though I read it without knowing it was a sequel- I couldn't help diving into his latest novel without expectations， especially considering the vast marketing campaign the team at Penguin have been putting together for months。 There are only eight reviews in Goodreads as I am writing this， and it suffices to say that my ra - thanks to @betterreadingau and @penguinbooksaus for my #gifted copyMy first Stevenson book was The Other Side of Midnight， which I read last year。 Because I enjoyed it -even though I read it without knowing it was a sequel- I couldn't help diving into his latest novel without expectations， especially considering the vast marketing campaign the team at Penguin have been putting together for months。 There are only eight reviews in Goodreads as I am writing this， and it suffices to say that my rating is the solely lowest at the moment。 Meaning？ Everyone is definitely enjoying this book way more than I did。Admittedly， it's not like I did not enjoy this book， because I did。 I read half the book in a sitting -something I rarely do- because I was genuinely invested in this contemporary Australian whodunnit Mystery， full of suspense and enigmas that did not seem to stop accumulating。 However， my rating system does not apply correctly here because these two stars do not mean that it was an OK novel。 It is more of an it-was-disappointing issue thanks to an unlucky combination of hype and probably unrealistic expectations。 Sadly， this is one of those reviews where it is hard to give evidence of my disappointment without getting into spoilers， so I'll only limit to say that there's no way on Earth that several people fail to recognise a VERY close family member， regardless how long it has been。 Regrettably， the main plot twist is based on this far-fetched assumption， which， personally， dismissed all the fantastic and quite impressive deduction tale the author created。I also must remark that， even though I never thought I'd say something like this， there is such a thing as too much witticism。 I did not appreciate how the narrator -and protagonist- constantly addresses the reader directly。 I understand how this is meant to be funny and witty， but halfway through it stopped being amusing。Overall， Everyone In My Family Has Killed Someone is a fast-paced， page-turning Mystery， sadly too witty and far-fetched for my liking。 。。。more
Mandy White （mandylovestoread）
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So clever and fun！ It is no secret that I am a big fan of Benjamin Stevenson’s 2 previous books， Greenlights and Either Side of Midnight。 I will tell anybody that will listen that they are must reads。 Now I have a new book to add to that list。How can you not be intrigued by a book called Everyone in my Family Has Killed Someone。 Seriously， How good is that title！！ I just had to read it so when Penguin Australia asked if I was interested in an ARC， I could not reply to that email fast enough。 As So clever and fun！ It is no secret that I am a big fan of Benjamin Stevenson’s 2 previous books， Greenlights and Either Side of Midnight。 I will tell anybody that will listen that they are must reads。 Now I have a new book to add to that list。How can you not be intrigued by a book called Everyone in my Family Has Killed Someone。 Seriously， How good is that title！！ I just had to read it so when Penguin Australia asked if I was interested in an ARC， I could not reply to that email fast enough。 As soon as it arrived I had to start it。You won’t have read a book like this one before。 Our reliable （yes he is reliable and will keep telling you that！！） narrator is reluctantly attending a family reunion in the snowy mountains。 As always with family， there are tensions and bad blood。 He is a writer， known for his books on how to write books。 He follows Robert Knox’ 10 Commandments of Detective Fiction。 These are listed on the first few pages and referred to often。 When the weekend turns deadly， he uses everything he knows to solve the case。This book is really smart。 How Benjamin Stevenson wrote this baffles me。 So many threads and clues。 It was so very well done and I applaud him。 It is written in a conversational style， as if our budding detective was talking just to us。 There is so much that I loved about this book and I look forward to talking to people once they have read it。 It will be interesting to read it again knowing how it ends now and find all the clues that I missed the first time。A fantastic read and one that highly recommend。 It will be in my top reads for 2022。 Published March 29th， thank you so much Penguin Australia for my advanced copy。 。。。more
Pam Tickner
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Thank you Better Reading for my ARC of this very clever who done it！ Laugh out loud funny （really！）， whip smart humour， I loved the conversational tone of the book as the narrator （reliable， no unreliable narrators allowed under the golden rule of fair play） details the worst family get together in the history of family reunions。 A fabulous read！
Inessa
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Seriously witty， sharp and fast - this is a murder mystery like no other。 Loved the narrator and the way he solves the crime， twists & turns a plenty！ Would recommend for anyone who wants a new spin on the tradition locked-room mystery。
Kylie
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Thanks to Better Reading for my advance copy of this book for review。 Clever， funny whodunnnit set among a family reunion in the present day while delving into the past to unfold the story。A good book for smart people who can handle an unreliable narrator。 A great story about how as humans we see ourselves， others and the interactions in between the two。 I really wanted to give it a full five stars but it slowed down for me a bit just before the big reveal and I lost momentum so a four and a hal Thanks to Better Reading for my advance copy of this book for review。 Clever， funny whodunnnit set among a family reunion in the present day while delving into the past to unfold the story。A good book for smart people who can handle an unreliable narrator。 A great story about how as humans we see ourselves， others and the interactions in between the two。 I really wanted to give it a full five stars but it slowed down for me a bit just before the big reveal and I lost momentum so a four and a half from me。 On a normal day this wouldn’t have been reason to lose even half a star， but comparatively I’ve read some excellent books in recent times so just bad timing。 。。。more
Don Baker
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Thanks to Penguin Random House Australia for my advance copy:Engrossing and whip-smart， Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone deserves to be a bestseller， both here and internationally。 Experienced author Benjamin Stevenson is also an award-winning comedian and those combined skills make this， his latest novel， a must-read。 I’ll guarantee you won’t even finish reading Stevenson’s prologue before you begin flipping to page numbers he specifies just to be sure he’s telling the truth。 And his de Thanks to Penguin Random House Australia for my advance copy:Engrossing and whip-smart， Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone deserves to be a bestseller， both here and internationally。 Experienced author Benjamin Stevenson is also an award-winning comedian and those combined skills make this， his latest novel， a must-read。 I’ll guarantee you won’t even finish reading Stevenson’s prologue before you begin flipping to page numbers he specifies just to be sure he’s telling the truth。 And his declaration: “Have I Killed someone？ Yes， I have。” just signals the start of what is a romp of a read。 Basically， it's a story of a family gathering in the Snowy Mountains， a serial killer known as the Black Tongue and， of course， a bag stashed with cash。 Stevenson sets the scene perfectly and once the family starts arriving， the pace never slackens。 The suspense lasts until the very end of what is one of the best novels I’ve read in years。 。。。more
ClaireEva
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“𝘌𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘮𝘺 𝘧𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘺 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘬𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘰𝘯𝘦。 𝘚𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘶𝘴， 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘪𝘨𝘩 𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴， 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘬𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯 𝘰𝘯𝘦。”I literally just finished this book and had to rave about how epic it is！I finished this in a day and couldn’t put it down， it is brilliant。The writing is so entertaining and engaging and I was hooked from page one。This is definitely a 5/5 ⭐️ read。I read Benjamin Stevenson’s previous book and thoroughly enjoyed it but this one is on a whole other level and I personally think he has become a mast “𝘌𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘮𝘺 𝘧𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘺 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘬𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘰𝘯𝘦。 𝘚𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘶𝘴， 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘪𝘨𝘩 𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴， 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘬𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯 𝘰𝘯𝘦。”I literally just finished this book and had to rave about how epic it is！I finished this in a day and couldn’t put it down， it is brilliant。The writing is so entertaining and engaging and I was hooked from page one。This is definitely a 5/5 ⭐️ read。I read Benjamin Stevenson’s previous book and thoroughly enjoyed it but this one is on a whole other level and I personally think he has become a master storyteller。I will definitely be recommending this one to everyone once it is published at the end of the month！ 。。。more
James Stevenson
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