Everyone In My Family Has Killed Someone

A suspenseful yet cosy crime novel. Every detail matters, but if you lose track of them, don't worry, there are recaps throughout the book. Loved it, bought the sequel, loved that, too.

I have a soft spot for dysfunctional family crime stories, and Benjamin Stevenson did not disappoint with *Everybody in My Family Has Killed Somebody*. What I really enjoyed was how the chapters were split – each family member essentially got their "own chapter," which made it so much easier to keep track of all the characters. Normally, in stories with large casts, I end up confused by all the names, but here I remembered who was who and, more importantly, *who they killed*. Sadly, I could not give the story all 5 stars. What held the book back slightly for me was the pacing. The beginning felt a bit slow, and then, suddenly in the middle it was like:, bam, bam, bam – event after event. The story’s back-and-forth between past events and the present also felt a little *too* quick at times. It made it a little hard for me to fully settle into the rhythm of the narrative. Overall, it was a really good crime story. The family dynamics were *on point* – the kind of crazy, dysfunctional family setting that I love in books. Stevenson wrote some well-rounded characters, and each of them got their moment to shine with real depth behind their actions. And that ending? Surprising and quite explosive – exactly what you want from a story like this! I’ll definitely be reading the sequel.

I just loved the way this book was written and how the story worked out. It was really refreshing to read a crime like that and I would 100 Percent recommend, if you like the classic crimes!