Search results for ""author benjamin stevenson""

How do you catch a killer, when all your suspects know how to get away with murder?*PRE-ORDER NOW! AN INVENTIVE, HILARIOUS AND ORIGINAL NEW THRILLER FROM THE WRITER OF EVERYONE IN MY FAMILY HAS KILLED SOMEONE, FOR FANS OF KNIVES OUT AND RICHARD OSMAN*When the Australian Mystery Writers'' Society invited me to their crime-writing festival aboard the Ghan, the famous train between Darwin and Adelaide, I was hoping for some inspiration for my second book. Fiction, this time: I needed a break from real people killing each other. Obviously, that didn''t pan out.The program is a who''s who of crime writing royalty:the debut writer (me!)the forensic science writerthe blockbuster writerthe legal thriller writerthe literary writerthe psychological suspense writer.But when one of us is murdered, six authors quickly turn into five detectives. Together, we should know how to solve a crime.Or c

Read more less

PERFECT FOR FANS OF THE DRY AND MAKING A MURDERER'Outstanding . . . an absorbing thriller told with heart and wit. Morality and ambition clash on a journey full of twists as [this] takes readers from the cut-throat media landscape to a sleepy town full of secrets'Jane Harper, bestselling author of The Dry and Force of NatureFour years ago Eliza Dacey was brutally murdered.Within hours, her killer was caught.Wasn't he?So reads the opening titles of Jack Quick's new true-crime documentary.A skilled producer, Jack knows that the bigger the conspiracy, the higher the ratings. Curtis Wade, convicted of Eliza's murder on circumstantial evidence and victim of a biased police force, is the perfect subject. Millions of viewers agree.Just before the finale, Jack uncovers a minor detail that may prove Curtis guilty after all. Convinced it will ruin his show, Jack disposes of the evidence and delivers the finale unedited: proposing that Curtis is innocent.But when Curtis is released, and a new victim is found bearing horrifying similarities to the original murder, Jack realizes that he may have helped a guilty man out of jail. And, as the only one who knows the real evidence of the case, he is the only one who can send him back...'A hugely-original premise, a guilt-ridden protagonist, a plot that won't lie down. A great debut'Chris Hammer, author of Scrublands

Read more less

Una reunió familiar que genera situacions de vida o mort. Un cozy crime original i molt divertit.L?Ernie Cunningham, autor de manuals per escriure novella negra, va sense ganes a una trobada familiar en un resort a la neu. Tres anys abans, l?Ern va veure com el seu germà Michael matava un home i el va denunciar a la policia. La família no s?ha tornat a reunir des de llavors, o sigui que el cap de setmana promet... Un cop allà, comencen a passar coses estranyes i a aparèixer gent morta i l?Ern decideix posar-se a investigar.En clau de comèdia, amb molta ironia i humor negre, aquesta és una història plena de suspens i intriga, amb un elenc de personatges d?allò més singulars.

Read more less

THE HIGHLY-ANTICIPATED FOLLOW-UP TO WATERSTONES PAPERBACK OF THE YEAR PICK, EVERYONE IN MY FAMILY HAS KILLED SOMEONE*'Clever, satisfying, impossible to put down and gloriously inventive. It's fantastic' STUART TURTONSIX WRITERS. FIVE DETECTIVES. FOUR DAYS. THREE WEAPONS. TWO MURDERS. ONE TRAIN . . .When the Australian Mystery Writers' Society invited me to their crime-writing festival aboard the Ghan, the famous train between Darwin and Adelaide, I was hoping for some inspiration for my second book. Fiction, this time: I needed a break from real people killing each other. Obviously, that didn't pan out.The program is a who's who of crime writing royalty:the debut writer (me!)the forensic science writerthe blockbuster writerthe legal thriller writerthe literary writerthe psychological suspense writer.But when one of us is murdered, six authors quickly turn into five detectives. Together, we should know how to solve a crime.Or commit one . . .But how do you catch a killer, when all your suspects know how to get away with murder?Praise for Everyone On This Train Is A Suspect'Sparkling with wit...Everyone on This Train Is a Suspect offers a tip of the hat to the great Agatha Christie novel while at the same time being a modern reinvention of it. Leave it to Stevenson to make high-jinx and murder deviously good fun' NITA PROSE'An outstanding and exceptional mystery from start to finish...everything fans would hope for' JANE HARPERWhy readers LOVE Everyone On This Train Is A Suspect'A perfect choice for anyone who enjoys witty thrillers' 5***** reader review 'I cannot recommend it more highly' 5***** reader review'Absolutely wonderful - a must read for crime writing fans' 5***** reader review'Amusing, engaging and impressive' 5***** reader review'Will hook you in, keep you engaged and will make you want to read MORE!' 5***** reader review'You will be in for twists and turns that will leave you guessing until the very end. I didn't have a clue whodunnit!' 5***** reader review

Read more less

***PRE-ORDER NOW! A FESTIVE MYSTERY FROM THE INTERNATIONALLY BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF EVERYONE IN MY FAMILY HAS KILLED SOMEONE, FOR FANS OF JANICE HALLETT AND PETER SWANSON''S THE CHRISTMAS GUEST***''Fun and diverting, with a plethora of red herrings'' New York TimesMy 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 ins

Read more less

***THE TIMES CRIME BOOK OF THE MONTH, FROM THE AUTHOR OF INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER EVERYONE IN MY FAMILY HAS KILLED SOMEONE***''Brilliant, great fun. Takes the scenario of Murder on the Orient Express and plays it for laughs'' THE TIMES, CRIME BOOK OF THE MONTH''Clever, satisfying, impossible to put down and gloriously inventive. It''s fantastic'' STUART TURTONSIX WRITERS. FIVE DETECTIVES. FOUR DAYS. THREE WEAPONS. TWO MURDERS. ONE TRAIN . . .When the Australian Mystery Writers'' Society invited me to their crime-writing festival aboard the Ghan, the famous train between Darwin and Adelaide, I was hoping for some inspiration for my second book. Fiction, this time: I needed a break from real people killing each other. Obviously, that didn''t pan out.The program is a who''s who of crime writing royalty:the debut writer (me!)the forensic science writerthe blockbuster writer

Read more less

EVERYONE IN MY FAMILY IS A KILLER. EVERYONE IN MY FAMILY IS A SUSPECT.BUT WHICH OF THEM IS A MURDERER?'The best thing I've read in ages' STUART MACBRIDE'Fun, witty and exciting. This is not one to miss!' 5***** READER REVIEW'A must-read for every fan of the mystery genre' JANE HARPER_________I knew our family reunion wouldn't end well. But I didn't expect murder.Maybe I should have known better. After all, everyone in my family is a killer. My parents, my siblings, my in-laws . . . even me. The deaths weren't all deliberate, of course. Accidents happen.So when a body is found in the snow, it's clear it's the work of a Cunningham. But which one? And why?I'll give you one clue: it wasn't me.But a piece of advice? Never trust a Cunningham . . ._________'I absolutely LOVED it. Engaging, entertaining and charming' MARIAN KEYES'Clever, unexpected, and not to be missed' KARIN SLAUGHTER'Deliciously dark, funny and intriguing' ALEX PAVESIWhy readers are loving Everyone In My Family Has Killed Someone'Sharp. Slick. Original' 5***** Reader Review'Darkly atmospheric and full of mystery. I loved it' 5***** Reader Review'This is without doubt going to be the standout novel of the year' 5***** Reader Review'I absolutely loved this from start to finish. Dark, atmospheric and funny, I would highly recommend it to anyone who loves a good murder mystery' 5***** Reader Review

Read more less