Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone - Benjamin Stevenson

Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone

By Benjamin Stevenson

  • Release Date: 2023-01-17
  • Genre: Mysteries & Thrillers
Score: 4
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From 571 Ratings
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Description

Knives Out and Clue meet Agatha Christie and The Thursday Murder Club in this “utterly original” (Jane Harper), “not to be missed” (Karin Slaughter), fiendishly clever blend of classic and modern murder mystery.

“A witty twist on classic whodunits… Stevenson not only 'plays fair,' he plays the mystery game very, very well.” -- Maureen Corrigan, Washington Post

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

Reviews

  • Too confusing and hard to follow.

    2
    By Squidgymom
    I thought I would never get through this one! Just too much going on and too many characters to follow.

  • Ugh….

    1
    By PV544
    Good God is this author wordy! This story moves along at the speed of smell. He absolutely draaaaaaags the mundane nuances of the story along “kicking and screaming” and puts the reader into a coma along the way. Couldn’t finish it.

  • Clever!

    5
    By Randomandrandomer
    Very much enjoyed this.

  • Stupid

    1
    By Brooke Likes Music
    So drawn out, so boring. Very misleading and straight up lies to the reader, doesn’t even explain the biggest mystery in the whole book. I laughed out loud at how ridiculous it was. None of the characters are interesting and I’m glad to be done with it.

  • witty and excellent dark humor

    4
    By Nicoralys
    loved this book! it is truly an entertaining read. the premise, the structure of the plot and the narrator really made it fun to read. loved the witty and dark humor. there’s plenty of hints throughout the novel, and you can probably piece it all together, but it all comes together at the end very nicely.

  • An absolute blast

    5
    By Crashes immediately
    I laughed, a lot! And, I had a blast trying to follow the clues and solve the mystery. Highly recommended!

  • Loved It!

    5
    By Efhanm
    I feel this is the best mystery I have read in years. Sadly, I have been lulled into lesser puzzles and was off my game for this one. Wonderful use of words.

  • Great.

    5
    By Clogue33
    Very fun few hours.

  • Meh

    3
    By RLOMD
    I’m human. I got sucked in by the title. It’s obvious this was written to be seen, and they said at the end it was going to be on HBO. Probably will be fine for TV. There were too many plot holes, bait and switches, and some things just didn’t make sense. For a mystery, it is supposed to make sense. I know it can be hard to write a mystery but this was a lot of flash with tendrils of substance.

  • Delightful

    5
    By meggdogg
    I absolutely loved this book. I haven’t read something I couldn’t put down in years, until this one.

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