Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone: A Novel (The Ernest Cunningham Mysteries, 1)
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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Community Reviews
So um I don't know, this one was a bit overwhelming for me. There's a whole lot going on and while it's clever, it's also confusing and very distracting.
The book shifts back and forth between the "story" and the narrator speaking directly to the reader.
It's a unique concept but one I found difficult to follow, at least via the audiobook format that I listened to while at work. I think I will be steering clear of murder mystery type books on audio in the future.
If you like a whodunit with a quirky writing style, then you may enjoy this book. Everyone In My Family Has Killed Someone has gotten many great reviews so it may just be a case of "it's not you, it's me".
Thanks to the Libro.fm Librarian ALC program, HarperAudio, and the author for this complimentary Audiobook Listening Copy.
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