This was my first murre mystery book and I must say I think I’m hooked! Loved Stevenson’s writing style. It was flawlessly casual and the continuous break of the fourth wall made me feel like I was an actual participant. Loved his sarcastic and satirical tone; found myself chuckling along with him a couple times. He weaved everyone’s story and created a fun and engaging mystery that honestly kept at the edge of my seat to the end. I could not put this down and that ending. I was just flabbergasted.

I picked this book up for the title but I could not put it down because of the genius writing. Loved it. I am definitely recommending this one to everyone I know.

Thank you Mariner Books and Netgalley for the advanced ebook copy.

I usually prefer non-fiction to fiction, but this novel's title grabbed my attention and I'm glad it did. A very enjoyable book about a rather murderous family. A dark, hilarious novel that I thoroughly enjoyed.

I really loved the way Benjamin Stevenson wrote this book! it was unique and funny, and I loved that our narrator Ernest or Ern is talking to the reader as he is telling the story of how everyone in his family has killed someone, and how he solved a mystery during the family reunion at a ski resort.

I would describe this as a cozy mystery, it's fast-paced, but the mystery builds slowly as Ern is telling us what happened at the resort, and how he ended up solving it. I loved the tongue-in-cheek humor, I think this would be a great audiobook, and how Ern put all the puzzle pieces together, I never guessed what was going to happen next, and it kept me on the edge of my seat trying to solve it along with Ern.

I really enjoyed this book, and am so excited to see that there is going to be another book with Ern!!

4.5 ⭐️

Everyone in My Family Has Killed someone is a cozy mystery with a tongue and cheek voice. Our narrator, Ernest (Ern) Cunningham, is quite entertaining, and his voice is distinct and memorable. His family is unique in that all of them have killed someone (as the title suggests), but he assures us in the prologue that they are NOT a family of sociopaths... When the Cunningham family gets together for a family reunion, there is a dead man found at the resort. Is one of the Cunninghams responsible? As Ern sets out to find the truth, we learn more about each family member's secrets/past, as well as what happened at the resort.

This was a really fun read-- the author's writing style was distinct and humorous, which added to the experience. I think it would make a great audiobook because Ern's voice was really in my head. I liked how Ern also took the time to periodically catch the reader up on what was happening, as the plot got complicated at times. Overall a really enjoyable read, and I cannot wait for book 2!

A crime/mystery novel that also keeps you laughing while reading is a true gem.

Benjamin Stevenson delivers one of the most unique crime novels I have ever had the pleasure to read. The buildup of the dysfunctional, murderous family was hilarious, emotional, and full of tension in all the right places.

This book is a breath of fresh air in a sea of books that tend to follow the same format, so do yourself a favor and read this book.

this one caught my eye because of the title, and then i realised the author was australian and i couldn't resist. i'm trying to read more aussie books - they always make my homesick heart so happy if they are done right (aka the way i want them to be done lol, with australian words and places rather than trying to please american readers... not that there's anything wrong with that!)

anyway! this one was great. it was witty, fast paced, interesting, and fun. i loved how it was written and the breaking of the fourth wall. i thought it was really unique.

i really enjoyed it and would read more from this author. already added the next one to my tbr.

Quirky and unexpected, this is a quick read with a unique storyline. Setting out to be a wholly reliable narrator, the first person protagonist relates the story of his family and the various deaths surrounding them, which culminate at a family reunion within a sky resort during a raging blizzard. As the body count rises, the suspects both increase and decrease, inexplicably. Had me reading straight through to the end!

This is SUCH a clever locked room mystery. The narrator is funny, self deprecating, and his work as a “how to” mystery writer makes the novel feel a bit meta. The Cunningham family embarks on a family reunion at a ski resort in Australia. Once they arrive, bodies start piling up—and the title of this book holds true. This was so well done, and the mystery was complicated, emotional, and never ending. Every time I thought I had solved something, it became something else. I really, really enjoyed it, and will absolutely be selling at our store!

After starting and losing interest in about five books in a row, I started this book in hopes that it would pull me out of my funk! The first chapter started off running and pulled me right in! I had a love/hate relationship with the format of this book. It was almost written as a diary type of book. So there were times that run on sentences, or weird vernacular bothered me but I had to remind myself that it was in the style of the book.
This was a fun and interesting book and the strangeness of it added to the tension!
Thank you to NetGalley and Mariner Books for an advanced copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.

Have you seen the movie Ready or Not? If you haven’t- you need to. But that’s besides this point. This book was similar to that but on steroids and I couldn’t put it down. He def means everyone in his family, including him. But why. This story goes deeper. This was my first read by this author and will not be my last.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for this ARC

I have never read a more amazingly unique prologue! It had spoilers, humor, intrigue - and even links (in the e-book) to all the deaths in the book.

Ernie’s family is gathered at a ski resort to celebrate his brother’s release from jail. A dead body is found and the mystery begins! The story is told after the reunion while Ernie is writing a book about the events. I loved this because the narrator often talked directly to the reader and we got so many glimpses into the future. I also liked how the book didn’t take itself seriously - pointing out the cliches that mystery novels have, etc.

This was a little bit of a slower read for me, but I enjoyed it a lot! I’d definitely recommend it for Mystery or Thriller lovers who want something a little different!!

Overall, this was a really fun read. The narrator/mc is a writer who writes how-to books about writing mysteries, even though he’s never written one himself. He comes from an infamous family from which he is estranged, and our fun little story takes place at their family reunion.

Though it dragged a bit in parts, overall it read pretty quick and was very entertaining. The little asides and commentary could be mildly annoying at times, but overall they added to the story. Definitely worth a read.

Couldn’t finish this one … and that’s saying something because I never DNF a book. There was just nothing holding me to the book. I wasn’t invested in the characters and didn’t really want to know who killed who.

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Ahoy there me mateys!  With that wonderful cover, fabulous title, and fun blurb I knew I had to read this.  And it was absolutely delightful in terms of humor, family dynamics, and crazy shenanigans.  I sped through this book and really enjoyed the story of the family as told by Ernest Cunningham.  I loved how the history between the family members unfolded.  I loved the stories behind how the current and past murders occurred.  I loved how Ernest would drop hints about plot points to come and provide commentary on his own writing.  Unfortunately the big reveal at the end of the book through the end of the book didn't work for me.  Check the cut below for why.  This book is apparently the first in a series.  While the book was 100% successful, I would certainly read the next one because I loved the majority of this book.  The flaws were personal preference. Arrr!

Side Note: Check behind the cut for some spoilery thoughts about why I disliked the ending:
Okay seriously, why did the murderer have to be the supposedly dead brother? This made no sense to me and basically from the reveal to the end of the book is what made this go from a five star to a four. The "dead" brother's motivations were silly and lame. But it was SO good up until that point. I also guess I thought that someone was going to have consequences but the family in general seemed rather blasé about their dead relatives. This bothered me for some reason even if all the characters were selfish. Oh and I wanted more closure and explanation for the dead child and why her family did what they did. Next book?

Good story with protagonist narration. Love the gathering at the end revisiting the events of the days to reveal THE murderer. Solid read.

3.5 stars, rounded up

From the very first page of this book, the author breaks the fourth wall – and continues to do so throughout the book. In the e-book version, there are even links that take the reader to other parts of the story, some that have already happened, some yet to occur. Once I accepted that oddity, I liked the book more than I expected to.

I liked Ernie, the MC and his dedication to telling this story, although it went through so many twists and turns, it was hard to keep track of exactly what was going on. Each section of the book deals with a different relative and his/her story; some were rather short, but others took some time to relay the relevant events. I got confused more than once, and to be honest, I’m still not sure I got everything straight in my head, but the book ended where I thought it should have ended, and that’s good enough for me. I will definitely watch for the next book in this series, just to see what happens to Ernie and his family next.

This was a very different read for me! It followed the conventions of a classic detective novel very intentionally – the narrator makes frequent allusions to the 10 Commandments of detective novels starting at the outset of the book. Basically the opposite of a lot of thrillers and mysteries these days. For example - no unreliable narrator! The narrator frequently addresses the reader directly which took some getting used to. To be honest I never really loved it, and the narrator’s sense of humor also didn’t quite hit the mark for me. The mystery was multi layered and there were LOTS of characters. At the beginning I found it hard to keep track of everybody because they were all introduced at pretty much the same time. I also found the mystery confusing at times because there was so much going on, but true to classic mystery style, the big reveal of the killer and all of the twists and turns along the way was quite detailed so everything made sense in the end. I appreciated having it all spelled out for me because of the nostalgia factor (it was reminiscent of a Sherlock Holmes reveal), but in general I don’t prefer this method of wrapping things up.

Overall this was an enjoyable mystery but just not quite my style. 3.5 stars rounded up to 4. Thank you to NetGalley and Mariner Books for the e-arc in exchange for my honest review.

I had a great time reading Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone. While a traditional whodunit, the story is elevated by the main character, on occasion, breaking the fourth wall and talking to the reader directly. Our main character, Ernest Cunningham, is an author who writes books on how to write mysteries. He is attending a family reunion at a mountain resort, and it is one that he can't skip in spite of being unpopular with his family. At the beginning of the book Ernest shares with us the 10 Commandments of Detective Fiction from 1929, written by Ronald Knox. Occasionally, throughout the book, Ernest refers to the Commandments in quipy ways to guide us through the mystery.

This book is a page turner. Each chapter is written in a way that pulls the reader forward with a lot of action happening amongst the many family members. Broken into sections we learn who each family member has in the past killed as the current mystery unfolds. The entertaining and conversational style of story telling doesn't take away form a solid murder mystery.

Set in a snowed in resort, we are given red herrings, twists, and a big group gathering for the grand reveal. I felt I had a chance of being able to piece together the mystery. This is just an enjoyable ride from start to finish.

Thank you NetGalley and Mariner Books for the arc. This is my honest review.

Love Love Love!! How can this title not intrigue you?!?!? Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone is witty, funny, full of twists and suspense. I love how Ernie, the main character in this laugh out loud tale, is narrating this story right to you as if you were in the same room. Great characters, great plot, there was nothing I didn't like it! Highly recommend!