Spoiler-Free Review: Everyone in My Family has Killed Someone

Author: Benjamin Stevenson

When your dad dies in a shootout with the cops, your family doesn’t get invited to a lot of potlucks. That makes family reunions all the more important.

For the Cunningham family, death is part of life.  Murder, self-defense, medical malpractice, it seems that every member of the Cunningham family has blood on their hands. They are also gathering together for a family reunion… at a remote ski resort… with a massive storm front coming in… this sounds like a great idea!

It’s not long before the bodies pile up and Ernist Cunningham decides to play detective. Ernist figures he’s read enough murder mysteries to help the bumbling local cop. Unfortunately for Ernist real life isn’t a detective novel.

This was a very fun read! Stevenson takes the Agatha Christie tropes like the trapped with a killer plot and twists it around just enough to leave you guessing. Stevenson has a banty style that is hilarious to read, he not only winks at the audience he actually dares you to solve the case yourself reminding you of detective novel “rules” along the way.

If a killer is ever revealed and your ‘percentage read’ isn’t at least in the high eighties, they cannot be the real killer; there is simply too much of the book still to be read.

I liked how cheeky the style is, I usually read cozy murder mysteries as “turn your brain off entertainment” but Stevenson wouldn’t let me! I had to stop and think to put all the clues together with him reminding me of “detective novel rules” every step of the way. This is a cozy murder mystery that keeps you on your toes.