Everyone In My Family Has Killed Someone is a fiendishly clever mystery that will keep your book club guessing and introduces a family of characters brilliant for discussion.
After getting snowed in at a mountain resort, bodies are piling up around the Cunninghams with our unwitting narrator-turned-detective searching for answers. The thing is, the Cunninghams don’t really get along. They’ve only got one thing in common: they’ve all killed someone. Will Ernest Cunningham discover who's behind the mountain murders?
This witty and clever book is full of twists that make it a great book to discuss with your reading group!
Discussion points and questions:
- What do you think of Ronald Knox's 10 Commandments of Detective Fiction? Do you feel they are relevant today or old fashioned/predictable?
- Are Knox's rules often broken in modern crime? Do you view this as a positive or negative thing?
- How well does Stevenson stick to the rules?
- The narrator has a unique role to play in this book, how does the narrator differentiate this book from other crime novels?
- Did you enjoy the pre-emptive reveals of events in the book (ie. the page numbers)? Does knowing what's coming, but not how or why, increase or decrease suspense?
- Which family members did you like/dislike?
- Which family members did you suspect the most?
- Did you find it funny? Does a humorous tone work in crime?
The Cunninghams don't really get along, and every one of them has killed someone. Meet the family to help you find the culprit.
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