Ernest Cunningham

Benjamin Stevenson

In this darkly comedic thriller, Ernest Cunningham finds himself at a family reunion at a remote ski lodge, a gathering that quickly turns deadly. As secrets unravel and old resentments surface, Ernest realizes that his family has a peculiar, and lethal, history. With a murderer among them and the snow piling up, he must navigate a treacherous landscape of lies and hidden motives to uncover the truth before he becomes the next victim. Benjamin Stevenson masterfully blends suspense with sharp wit, creating a page-turning mystery that explores the complex dynamics of family and the shocking lengths people will go to protect their own.

Benjamin Stevenson

A celebrated crime novelist boards a train for a prestigious writers' festival, only to find himself at the center of a real-life murder mystery. When a fellow passenger is found dead in a locked compartment, the suspects are a who's who of the crime writing world, each with a unique, and potentially deadly, understanding of motive and method. As the train hurtles towards its destination, the author must navigate a web of secrets and lies, using his own fictional expertise to unmask a killer among his peers. This thrilling locked-room mystery offers a clever meta-narrative, blurring the lines between fiction and reality as the protagonist grapples with a crime that could become his next bestseller.

Benjamin Stevenson

Ten suspects. Ten heists. A puzzle only Ernest Cunningham can solve. I’ve spent the last few years solving murders. But a bank heist is a new one, even for me. I’ve never been a hostage before. The doors are chained shut. No one in or out. Which means that when someone in the bank is murdered, hostages become suspects. THE BANK ROBBER THE MANAGER THE SECURITY GUARD THE KID THE FILM PRODUCER THE PRIEST THE RECEPTIONIST THE PATIENT THE CARER ME Turns out, more than one person planned to rob the bank today. You can steal more from a bank than just money. Who is stealing what? And are they willing to kill for it?