Everyone on This Train Is a Suspect

When the Australian Mystery Writers’ Society invites six authors to a festival aboard the Ghan – the famous Darwin to Adelaide train – it’s a who’s who of crime writing royalty. And me! (The lowly debut author.)

But when one of us is murdered, six authors must become five detectives. This should be easy. Aren’t we all experts in whodunnits?

Unfortunately, that also makes us experts in how to commit murder. And, when there’s been one, another’s sure to follow.

Someone has to solve the case. But can I really outsmart the experts, and catch the killer?

About the Author

Benjamin Stevenson is an award-winning stand-up comedian and author. He has sold out shows from the Melbourne International Comedy Festival all the way to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. He is the author of several books, including the international bestseller Everyone In My Family Has Killed Someone which has sold in 24 territories around the world, been named as one of The Sunday Times's best crime novels of 2022, and will soon be adapted into a major HBO TV series.

Reviews

"Brilliant, great fun. Takes the scenario of Murder on the Orient Express and plays it for laughs. A more accomplished performance [than] Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone" ―The Times, Crime Book of the Month

"Sparkling with wit and witticisms about the world of writers and writing, Everyone on This Train Is a Suspect offers a tip of the hat to the great Agatha Christie novel while at the same time being a modern reinvention of it. Leave it to Stevenson to make high-jinx and murder deviously good fun" —Nita Prose

"Tricksy riffs on Golden Age mysteries seem to be in vogue, but no one does them with such gleeful elan as Stevenson... Stevenson's background as a literary agent doubtless helped him fashion this fiendishly plotted Murder On The Orient Express update" ―Mail On Sunday

"Laugh-out loud, irreverent, madly ingenious, full of twists and an avalanche of red herrings and wonderful characters let loose in a setting obviously inspired by both Agatha Christie and, with a nod to John Dickson Carr and others, a locked train mystery to boot. Stevenson succeeds magnificently in bringing Golden Age tropes to glorious life but also shows a deep affection for the rules and traditions of the genre, and his unique blend of satire, thrills, and glittering characterisation rings all the bells and more. A sheer delight and if there is any justice, a most-deserving multi future award winner" ―Crime Time Book of the Month

Dimensions: 13 x 2.2 x 19.8 cm