Everyone on This Train Is a Suspect — Benjamin Stevenson, Detective Novel

Benjamin Stevenson returns with Everyone on This Train Is a Suspect (Усі в цьому поїзді — підозрювані), the second instalment in the Ernest Cunningham series, masterfully translated into Ukrainian by Natalya Kovalenko and published by Vivat in 2025. With 336 pages in a sturdy hardcover format (approx. 197×127 mm), this novel offers a thrilling journey across the Australian desert, aboard the renowned “Ghan” train. What should have been a relaxing voyage for Ernest and his companion Juliette, an invitation to celebrate writers and detectives, soon turns ominous. When one of the passengers is found murdered, suspicion spreads like wildfire. Everyone is implicated — every writer in that opulent carriage could be the killer.

Stevenson plays with genre tropes, literary jokes, and classic detective puzzle structure, while also exploring tension among characters: the envy, the ambition, the fear. Ernest Cunningham’s wit and uneasy confidence make him a protagonist both charming and fallible. As the desert wind roars outside, secrets inside explode; alibis crack; motives shift. This book will appeal to fans of locked‑room mysteries, claustrophobic settings, and stories where no one can be entirely trusted. Elegant, suspense‑filled, and richly atmospheric, Everyone on This Train Is a Suspect is perfect for readers seeking a detective story with style and depth.