Murder in the Family: A Novel

Written by Cara Hunter

Narrated by Lisa Armytage, Olivia Dowd, Rupert Farley and 2 more

ONE BODY. SIX EXPERTS. CAN YOU SOLVE THE CASE BEFORE THEY DO?

Mega-bestselling British crime novelist Cara Hunter makes her big American debut with a wholly immersive thriller like none you've seen before: written as the teleplay of a true-crime documentary, it has the reader puzzling away, reviewing photos, maps, coroner's reports and other evidence as they read. The exciting multi-narrator audiobook features five actors telling the story from different perspectives. Can you tell who's lying?

""An excellent, wholly original whodunnit! You won’t have read a mystery like this, and you’ll be kept in the dark right to the end."" --Gilly MacMillan, bestselling author of The Long Weekend

It was a case that gripped the nation. In December 2003, Luke Ryder, the stepfather of acclaimed filmmaker Guy Howard (then aged 10), was found dead in the garden of their suburban family home.

Luke Ryder’s murder has never been solved. Guy Howard’s mother and two half-sisters were in the house at the time of the murder—but all swear they saw nothing. Despite a high-profile police investigation and endless media attention, no suspect was ever charged.

But some murder cases are simply too big to forget…

Now comes the sensational new streaming series Infamous, dedicated to investigating—and perhaps cracking—this famous cold case. Years later a group of experts re-examine the evidence – with shocking results. Does the team know more than they’ve been letting on?

True crime lovers and savvy readers, you can review the evidence and testimony at the same time as the experts. But can you solve the case before they do?

• Language: English
• Publisher: HarperAudio
• Release date: Sep 19, 2023
• ISBN: 9780063272095

Cara Hunter

Cara Hunter is the author of instant New York Times bestselling thriller Murder in the Family as well as the Sunday Times bestselling crime novels featuring DI Adam Fawley and his Oxford-based police team. Of those novels, Close to Home was shortlisted for Crime Book of the Year in the British Book Awards 2019 and No Way Out was selected by the Sunday Times as one of the 100 best crime novels since 1945. Cara’s books have sold more than a million copies worldwide. She lives in Oxford, on a street not unlike those featured in her books.  Find out more at cara-hunter.com

Reviews for Murder in the Family

[smkupnicki · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

This book kept me intrigued from start to finish. The format of this mystery was so pleasing for me and the audio cast made these characters absolutely come to life. My first guess ended up being right but there were a bunch of other twists and turns I couldn’t see until they came right at me! Such a great read!

[Orlanda Thompson · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Eye opening view of how true crime documentaries are made. It's not about finding the truth. It's more about what will bring high ratings and how to shock the viewers.

[kity16 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

3.5 rounded up.
The style of the book is something else. I liked that it was mostly dialogue, and the scene was presented through small parts. There are a few too many plot twists towards the end and that makes the story feel rushed. I guessed that the murderer was the previous to last one. But i think the real murderer was a bit of a stretch.

[Gigi · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

This was so fun to listen too. Love when there’s a full cast and it’s done in podcast/film style. I did guess whodunnit, but I didn’t see the twists and I definitely second guessed myself many times!

[Marilyn Sutherland · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

I like the unusual way written like a script for a tv show series.