Everyone on This Train is a Suspect, written by Benjamin Stevenson, is the second novel that follows the same characters, after Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone. Definitely could win awards for mystery novels with the longest titles.
In each of these mysteries, the author writes as a first person narrator. Ernest Cunningham survived at the end of the last adventure and wrote the story of his experience. The book had great sales and now his publisher has given him an advance for another novel. As he and his girlfriend, Erin, board a train with other authors for a special Writer's Festival, he is worried that he cannot come through with another book.
But when a dead body is discovered on the train, it is clear the next book is all set. Again this time Ernest promises the reader that he is following the rules of of writing a murder mystery. As you reading the book the narrator continues to make sure you are getting all the facts he is getting and sharing the facts even down to how many times killer's name is mentioned in the book and when a character should be killed off.
Though he promises to be a reliable narrator, when you get to the end of the book the twist is still surprising. Probably all the facts that being offered are just another red herring.
Cleverly written and very entertaining style.
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