Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone

Here’s a mystery that knowingly plays with the rules of the genre, Everyone In My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson. And it’s enormous fun.

The story gathers the dangerously complicated Cunningham family at a remote ski resort in the Australian mountains for a tense reunion. Of course, there’s a murder, but with roads blocked, help delayed, and suspects trapped together, the killer has to be someone already inside.

What makes the book especially engaging is its cheeky, self-aware narrator, Ernie, who openly follows classic detective-fiction “rules” while trying to solve murders unfolding around him. As the storm rages and bodies begin to pile up, family secrets unravel and suspicion spreads fast.

Blending isolation with sharp humour and clever twists, this is a locked-room mystery that feels both classic and refreshingly playful, perfect for readers who love puzzles with personality.