Everyone on This Train Is a Suspect : Benjamin Stevenson

Six crime writers board a luxury train. One of them is murdered. Unfortunately, every suspect knows exactly how to get away with it.

Ernest Cunningham is heading to a crime-writing festival aboard the famous Ghan, traveling across Australia with some of the biggest names in mystery fiction.

But when one of the writers is killed, the authors suddenly become detectives—and suspects.

Clever, funny, and packed with twists, Everyone on This Train Is a Suspect is a modern locked-room-style mystery filled with red herrings, sharp humor, and plenty of nods to classic whodunits.

Perfect for readers who love: Agatha Christie-style mysteries, locked-room whodunits, clever narrators, amateur sleuths, dark humor, suspicious characters, and mysteries that play with the rules of the genre.

Themes & Tropes:

• Locked-room-style mystery

• Murder on a train

• Amateur sleuth

• Writers as suspects

• Everyone has secrets

• Red herrings

• Meta mystery

• Dark humor

• Australian setting

• Classic whodunit vibes

Content Note: Contains murder, death, violence, crime-scene discussions, alcohol, and dark humor surrounding murder and crime.

Author: Benjamin Stevenson
Series: Ernest Cunningham Mysteries #2
Genre: Adult Mystery / Crime Thriller / Amateur Sleuth
Audience: Adult
Language: English
Format: Trade Paperback
Pages: 336
Publisher: Mariner Books
Publication Date: January 21, 2025
ISBN: 9780063279087