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Everyone On This Train Is A Suspect

Everyone In My Family Has Killed Someone

Everyone This Christmas Has A Secret

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Lots to enjoy. Light and fun . . . the sort of thing to pop in the stocking of your fellow mystery fan on Christmas Day

Hilariously comic, devilishly ingenious and wonderfully tongue in cheek...delectable stuff and just the right novella-length, for a holiday treat

I loved this fun, Christmas-themed mystery, that's divided into 24 chapters - with 24 clues - making it a great Advent read

An ingenious and hilarious meta-murder mystery

An outstanding and exceptional mystery from start to finish

As fresh and zingy as a salted lime. It's Knives Out meets Richard Osman. Or Dexter by way of Agatha Christie. Or Schitt's Creek with a body count. It's also the most luxuriantly enjoyable novel I've read in years

Clever, satisfying, impossible to put down and gloriously inventive. It's fantastic

This crackles on the page. Such an original voice

This book had me hooked from the first chapter. Deliciously funny, dark and intriguing

This was such a clever, compelling read. It's a must for anyone who loves the rules of crime fiction, but it still packs plenty of twists. It had me laughing and turning the pages in equal measure. Bravo Mr Stevenson!

The best thing I've read in ages. I absolutely loved it. Whip-smart, twisted, funny, and constructed with the pinpoint precision of a bloodthirsty watchmaker

Fun and diverting, with a plethora of red herrings

Sparkling with wit and witticisms...Leave it to Stevenson to make high-jinx and murder deviously good fun

My name is Ernest Cunningham. 
 
I’m not a detective. I just happen to have a knack for what makes mysteries – and murderers – tick. I’d hoped, this Christmas, that any killers out there might be willing to take a break for the holidays. 
 
I was wrong. 
 
So here I am, backstage at the Christmas show of world-famous magician Rylan Blaze, whose benefactor has just been murdered. From the magician’s assistant to the hypnotist, my suspects are all professional tricksters. Masters in the art of misdirection. 
 
Solving the murder is the only gift I want this year. But can I catch a killer, and make it home for Christmas alive?

24 advent calendar doors. 23 clues. And 1 killer to catch before Christmas . . . a deviously clever, classic murder mystery for the festive season 
For fans of Janice Hallett, Anthony Horowitz and Peter Swanson’s The Christmas Guest 
'Lots to enjoy. Light and fun . . . the sort of thing to pop in the stocking of your fellow mystery fan on Christmas Day' Observer 
'Fun and diverting, with a plethora of red herrings' New York Times----My name is Ernest Cunningham. 
 
I’m not a detective. I just happen to have a knack for what makes mysteries – and murderers – tick. I’d hoped, this Christmas, that any killers out there might be willing to take a break for the holidays. 
 
I was wrong. 
 
So here I am, backstage at the Christmas show of world-famous magician Rylan Blaze, whose benefactor has just been murdered. From the magician’s assistant to the hypnotist, my suspects are all professional tricksters. Masters in the art of misdirection. 
 
My clues are even more of a mystery: 
 
A suspect covered in blood, with no memory of how it got there. 
A murder committed without setting foot inside the room where it happens.And an advent calendar. Because, you know. It’s Christmas. 
 
Solving the murder is the only gift I want this year.But can I catch a killer, and make it home for Christmas alive?----Why readers LOVE Everyone This Christmas Has A Secret!'Expect murder, laughs and festive treats! A fun and fabulous story!' 5***** reader review'It's great fun, and would make a perfect gift for an advent calendar' 5***** reader review'I would recommend this book to anyone at any time. A murder mystery is not just for Christmas!' 5***** reader review'It's snarky, entertaining, and will leave you with a satisfying Christmas glow' 5***** reader review'This is an absolute must-read for every mystery enthusiast or anyone who loves Christmas' 5***** reader reviewPraise for Benjamin Stevenson'Leave it to Stevenson to make high-jinx and murder deviously good fun' Nita Prose'This crackles on the page. Such an original voice' Jane Fallon'It's Knives Out meets Richard Osman' A.J. Finn'Deliciously dark, funny and intriguing' Alex Pavesi 
 
 
Benjamin Stevenson, UK Bookseller bestseller, September 2024; USA Today Bestseller, January 2024

My name is Ernest Cunningham. 
 
I’m not a detective. I just happen to have a knack for what makes mysteries – and murderers – tick. I’d hoped, this Christmas, that any killers out there might be willing to take a break for the holidays. 
 
I was wrong. 
 
So here I am, backstage at the Christmas show of world-famous magician Rylan Blaze, whose benefactor has just been murdered. From the magician’s assistant to the hypnotist, my suspects are all professional tricksters. Masters in the art of misdirection. 
 
 My clues are even more of a mystery: 
 
 A suspect covered in blood, with no memory of how it got there. 
 A murder committed without setting foot inside the room where it happens. 
 And an advent calendar. Because, you know. It’s Christmas. 
 
Solving the murder is the only gift I want this year. But can I catch a killer, and make it home for Christmas alive?

Benjamin Stevenson is an award-winning stand-up comedian and bestselling 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 bestsellers Everyone In My Family Has Killed Someone and Everyone On This Train Is A Suspect. His books have been sold in twenty-nine territories around the world. Everyone In My Family Has Killed Someone will soon be adapted into a major HBO TV series.

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Lots to enjoy. Light and fun . . . the sort of thing to pop in the stocking of your fellow mystery fan on Christmas Day

Hilariously comic, devilishly ingenious and wonderfully tongue in cheek...delectable stuff and just the right novella-length, for a holiday treat

I loved this fun, Christmas-themed mystery, that's divided into 24 chapters - with 24 clues - making it a great Advent read

Praise for Benjamin Stevenson

An ingenious and hilarious meta-murder mystery

An outstanding and exceptional mystery from start to finish

**As fresh and zingy as a salted lime. It's Knives Out meets Richard Osman**. Or Dexter by way of Agatha Christie. Or Schitt's Creek with a body count. It's also the most luxuriantly enjoyable novel I've read in years

Clever, satisfying, impossible to put down and gloriously inventive. It's fantastic

This crackles on the page. Such an original voice

This book had me hooked from the first chapter. Deliciously funny, dark and intriguing

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