Everyone this Christmas Has a Secret by Benjamin Stevenson (2024): A Review
Author: Benjamin Stevenson
Publication Year: 2024
Pages: 175
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller, Humor, Metafiction
Source: Audiobook @storytel.tr
Thanks to @storytel.tr, I was able to finish my Ernest Cunningham series. Now, I will be eagerly waiting for “Everyone in This Bank is a Thief,” which is set to be released in October 2025.
Generally, authors can ruin a series as they progress, but Stevenson is not one of those authors. He has become even bolder than he was in the earlier books. For goodness' sake, he wrote his Golden Rules of Crime Fiction in this one! He is more self-destructive than ever, both literally and figuratively. I know I’m not dealing with a logical narrative, even though it pretends to be one. But how on Earth does the main character get hurt in each book and continues to function physically and mentally? I worry about Ernest if the series reaches the tenth book! At this rate, there would be nothing left of the original Ernest. Are we going to end up with a cyborg version of him? They’d have to replace all his organs one by one!
This book, being a shorter Christmas special, had more twists and explosive moments. The first twisty event hits you like boom before you even have a chance to get a grasp on the story. Then there are false twists followed by real twists, leaving you laughing, confused, and wondering how everything connects. As usual, he hands us the answers on silver (hmm more of glass) platter to the reader, by gathering all the suspects - basically all the characters that are alive or not in prison in the book.
If you're looking for fun, giggles, and laughs, you won’t be disappointed. This series captures the essence of a thrilling mystery while keeping you giggling like a kid at Christmas. With a narration that pulls you in and refuses to let go, I’m unapologetically handing this one a solid 5 stars! Seriously, don’t even bother trying to convince me otherwise.
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