Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone: A Clever Take of the Classic Murder Mystery (The Ernest Cunningham Mysteries, 1)

By Benjamin Stevenson

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

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Published Jan 2, 2024

384 pages

Average rating: 7.02

993 RATINGS

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Readers say *Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone* is a wild, fast-paced cozy mystery featuring a dysfunctional family snowed in during a reunion....

Cindy Huskey
Jul 25, 2026
8/10 stars
Whoa! What a wild ride! A dysfunctional family having a reunion in the mountains then subsequently get snowed in with a murderer...

The reliable (sometimes tricky) narrator is what really makes this book great and quite funny for a murdery sort of story.
kjolley
Apr 24, 2026
8/10 stars
Kept me guessing until the end and I was still wrong! Nice take on a whodunnit.
Rhi.Elo
Mar 23, 2026
9/10 stars
Really enjoyed. A new perspective on writing murder mysteries. An easy read which kept me thinking to the end.
cyktrussell
Feb 27, 2026
6/10 stars
Mostly harmless.
RobinT
Feb 21, 2026
9/10 stars
Funny and fun mystery

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