This hilarious tale involves a murder mystery right under a family’s nose.
Book enthusiast, Ruth, is spending a weekend at her family’s farm. But when the mysterious death of her ancient GG (great grandmother) happens, she needs to use her investigative abilities to find the murderer.
Ruth fears for a second body appearing while harbouring suspicions against every relative. Accidents happen more frequently; coincidences raise more questions. The family is left even more perplexed when additional details come to light. Family dynamics and inheritance questions lead to conflict among relatives.
Ruth’s suspicions steadily fall into place. As Ruth is overwhelmed with the stress and fear of the return of the killer, her intuitive thinking as a murder mystery fan helps solve the murder of her GG. Then the unexpected reality is revealed.
Emery manages to inject some humour to the crime through her use of casual language. But the investigation is the primary subject of this book rather than fast-paced action, so I found this to be a slower read.
I did find the book enjoyable and would definitely recommend it to anyone who enjoys murder mysteries with a dash of teenage reality.
Reviewed by Yashica, Year 11, Cerdon College, Merrylands NSW
Age Guide 14+
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Kate Emery is a YA author (and journalist) from Perth, Western Australia. Her cosy crime murder mystery, My Family and Other Suspects is out now from Allen & Unwin. Her YA fantasy novel The Not So Chosen One was shortlisted for the Text Prize in 2022. Somewhat ironically, she rarely writes in the third person.
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