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''Stevenson''s brilliant and creative second closed-circle mystery toys with golden age mystery tropes while delivering its own hugely satisfying whodunit .... This is another triumph from a gifted genre specialist ... deliciously clever.'' PUBLISHERS WEEKLY US

''It''s fun and diverting, with a plethora of red herrings.'' NEW YORK TIMES

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.

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the literary writer
the 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.

How can you find a killer when all the suspects know how to get away with murder?

''Sparkling with wit and witticisms about the world of writers and writing, 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, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Maid and The Mystery Guest

''Clever, satisfying, impossible to put down and gloriously inventive. It''s fantastic. Books like this are why we love reading.'' STUART TURTON

A wild and wonderful ride . . . I laughed out loud.'' HAYLEY SCRIVENOR

''Crazily good crime fiction. Don''t miss this train!'' CANDICE FOX

''This is just as cleverly written as the previous book, with wit, laugh out loud moments and humorous asides and observations on the nature of writers and festivals... If you enjoy meta fiction and Stevenson''s previous novel featuring Ernest, then you will surely enjoy going along on this wild and deadly train trip with him.'' MYSTERY AND SUSPENSE MAGAZINE

Praise for EVERYONE IN MY FAMILY HAS KILLED SOMEONE-

''What an exceptionally fresh, smart, funny book - I''ve never read anything like this before.'' Jane Harper

''As fresh and zingy as a salted lime. It''s Knives Out meets Richard Osman. Or Dexter by way of Agatha Christie. Or Schitt''s Creek with a body count.'' A J Finn

''Readers won''t want to put this story down . . . This is undoubtedly a future classic.'' Big Issue Australia

''For something different, look no further than the very clever and entirely experimental Everyone In My Family Has Killed Someone . . . One of the most anticipated books of the year.'' Weekend Australian

''The best thing I''ve read in ages. I absolutely loved it. Whip-smart, twisted, funny, and constructed with the pinpoint precision of a bloodthirsty watchmaker.'' Stuart MacBride

''I absolutely LOVED it. Engaging, entertaining and charming. I don''t think I''ve ever read anything like it. It was such a fun read.'' Marian Keyes

''Clever, unexpected, and not to be missed.'' Karin Slaughter

''Elegantly sinuous, superbly plotted, and surprise-packed . . . One of the best damn things I''ve read this year.'' WrittenbySime

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When the luxurious Blue Train arrives at Nice, a guard attempts to wake serene Ruth Kettering from her slumbers. But she will never wake again - for a heavy blow has killed her, disfiguring her features almost beyond recognition. What is more, her precious rubies are missing.

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\"One of those life-changing reads that makes you see-- or, in this case, hear--the whole world differently.\" --Megan Angelo, author of Followers

The author of the widely praised Wordslut analyzes the social science of cult influence: how cultish groups from Jonestown and Scientology to SoulCycle and social media gurus use language as the ultimate form of power.

What makes \"cults\" so intriguing and frightening What makes them powerful The reason why so many of us binge Manson documentaries by the dozen and fall down rabbit holes researching suburban moms gone QAnon is because we're looking for a satisfying explanation for what causes people to join--and more importantly, stay in--extreme groups. We secretly want to know: could it happen to me Amanda Montell's argument is that, on some level, it already has . . .

Our culture tends to provide pretty flimsy answers to questions of cult influence, mostly having to do with vague talk of \"brainwashing.\" But the true answer has nothing to do with freaky mind-control wizardry or Kool-Aid. In Cultish, Montell argues that the key to manufacturing intense ideology, community, and us/them attitudes all comes down to language. In both positive ways and shadowy ones, cultish language is something we hear--and are influenced by--every single day.

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First Cut (exclusive Edition)

by Judy Melinek & T. J. Mitchell