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Whodunnit #2
Whodunnit? Murder on Mystery Island
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Expected 31 Dec 25Ten excited co-workers arrive at the beautiful Avondale Resort on a remote island in the middle of the Caribbean, having been told that they are being rewarded for their hard work and productivity. But their relaxing tropical getaway soon turns into a murderous nightmare.
After an extravagant first night dinner, the guests retire to their lavish suites only to be awakened by an ear-splitting bang. They rush to the smoking parlor to find Jordan, the company’s intern, dead--a massive hole in his chest. Giles, the consummate English butler who seems to be in charge, announces that they must solve the crime or be the next victim. The killer, who has booby-trapped the island and cut off phone and Internet connections, is hiding among them. Is it the HR representative with a penchant for Bloody Marys, the twenty-two-year-old claims processor with the purity ring, or perhaps the head chef of the company cafeteria? The killer plays with their minds, inviting them to explore the beautiful resort, from the infinity pool with the high dive to the white sand beach complete with jet skis and snorkel gear. Their quest: to find the clues that reveal how the killer pulls off each horrific slaying. If they fail, they just might be the next to die.
A must-read for mystery fans, Whodunnit? Murder on Mystery Island <?i>is full of mind-bending surprises, challenging the reader to solve each ghastly murder along with the unfortunate resort guests. It’s Agatha Christie for the new millennium.
After an extravagant first night dinner, the guests retire to their lavish suites only to be awakened by an ear-splitting bang. They rush to the smoking parlor to find Jordan, the company’s intern, dead--a massive hole in his chest. Giles, the consummate English butler who seems to be in charge, announces that they must solve the crime or be the next victim. The killer, who has booby-trapped the island and cut off phone and Internet connections, is hiding among them. Is it the HR representative with a penchant for Bloody Marys, the twenty-two-year-old claims processor with the purity ring, or perhaps the head chef of the company cafeteria? The killer plays with their minds, inviting them to explore the beautiful resort, from the infinity pool with the high dive to the white sand beach complete with jet skis and snorkel gear. Their quest: to find the clues that reveal how the killer pulls off each horrific slaying. If they fail, they just might be the next to die.
A must-read for mystery fans, Whodunnit? Murder on Mystery Island <?i>is full of mind-bending surprises, challenging the reader to solve each ghastly murder along with the unfortunate resort guests. It’s Agatha Christie for the new millennium.
272 pages, Paperback
First published August 27, 2013
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About the author
Anthony E. Zuiker
23 books160 followersAnthony Edward Zuiker is the creator and executive producer of the American television show CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. He produced all three editions of the CSI franchise: CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, CSI: Miami and CSI: NY. Besides his work on CSI, he also founded the murder mystery show Whodunnit?. He also assisted in the writing of Terminator Salvation. He is currently involved in Blackbox TV, a YouTube series and is the executive producer and writer of the web series Cybergeddon.
On September 8, 2009, Zuiker released Level 26: Dark Origins, a book with associated web-based motion picture and interactive elements which he termed a "digi-novel". Zuiker produced 20 cinematic cyber-bridges, which readers are prompted to view online using special codes embedded in the book's text every 20 pages or so.
On October 14, 2010, Level 26: Dark Prophecy was released and the third installment, Level 26: Dark Revelations was released in 2011.
On September 8, 2009, Zuiker released Level 26: Dark Origins, a book with associated web-based motion picture and interactive elements which he termed a "digi-novel". Zuiker produced 20 cinematic cyber-bridges, which readers are prompted to view online using special codes embedded in the book's text every 20 pages or so.
On October 14, 2010, Level 26: Dark Prophecy was released and the third installment, Level 26: Dark Revelations was released in 2011.
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August 24, 2017
2.5*
Very similar to the first book in this series. Not a bad way to while away some summer hours but these are not really mysteries in my sense of the term. It isn't possible for the listener to figure out who the murderer is before the big reveal and the killer's motivation is never explained.
Very similar to the first book in this series. Not a bad way to while away some summer hours but these are not really mysteries in my sense of the term. It isn't possible for the listener to figure out who the murderer is before the big reveal and the killer's motivation is never explained.
August 19, 2024
What little originality and thought the author was capable of was used up by the first story. This one was highly predictable and the murder plots were much less cunning.
November 19, 2014
A quick who done it that was pretty good and also a freebie from Audible. The age old story of a group of trapped people forced to play a game for their individual survival. Some of the killings were pretty abrupt and others were done with a little flair. Good narration that added to the book.
August 9, 2017
This book was worse than my review.
May 31, 2023
This is a sequel to the Whodunnit TV show from 2013. Don’t read this if you haven’t read the first book, since it spoils who the winner and killer are from book 1.
December 7, 2020
The author's first "Whodunnit?" was a fun take on the stylings of Conan Doyle and Christie. Butlers, locked doors, colourful and varied guests, remote locales. And...murder, da, da...da! Truly, only the location has changed. Well, something else too. Giles the butler is no longer intriguing and cannot carry the familiar story. Worst of all, the killer may be revealed but no explanation is given for the bad doings. Reread the classics instead.
April 1, 2021
I personally really liked this book! I feel like a lot of people don’t really pay attention to the way Mr. Zuker wrote these books. The point was that not all killers have a point for killing. Even in the first book the killer didn’t have a reason. She just wanted to do it so she found a few suckers to kill. In this book the killer had a reason. She was guided by religious views that lead her to believe that “god” was telling her to kill the “sinners” that she worked with. Even in real life. Killers don’t always have a reason. Jeffery Dauphmer, Ed Gein, Ted Bundt, etc. some of the most famous killers in history and when asked why they did it. What led them to commit such a crime. They often said they didn’t know why. They just wanted too. The part where I was left frustrated was the epilogue! What happens when Giles confronts Jacqueline? I would really really love to read what happens between them! Is he really cursed or just extremely unlucky? Why did she pick him? What happens!!!??? I loved this book! Not a lot of people right a good whodunnit anymore. The way he keeps you guessing until the very end is just AMAZING! I love how he can hint at the fact that it is someone but then lead you in another way. I sincerely wish he would write more in this series or at least just one more book letting me know what happens! Selfish I know but it’s been a long time since someone gave me Hitchcock vibes in their writing! I hope this helped others in deciding whether or not to read it! Also if your reading this Mr. Zucker (please don’t be offended if I’ve spelt your name wrong!) please, please, please write just one more book!
Sincerely,
A small town girl with a taste for a good murder mystery!
Sincerely,
A small town girl with a taste for a good murder mystery!
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
September 16, 2013
I listened to the audio version of this book, cleverly narrated by the man who plays Giles the butler on the Whodunnit? tv series. The narration was excellent- he has a great reading voice, and gives personality to the different characters. That the book is free on audible makes that a thoroughly enjoyable experience.
The book itself is a fairly decent murder mystery. Unlike the first one (and the tv show, for that matter), I was able to guess who the murderer was fairly early on in the story. Some of the characters were quite likeable, and I felt bad to see them get killed - which makes for a good story. The premise of the characters being from the same company and brought to a resort island for a company retreat was a nice one.
And the ending managed to surprise me, and got in some nice character development for Giles!
Again though, I would have liked to have learned more of the murderer's motivations, and how this tied in to the series wide arch of Giles being cursed. So while I liked it and really enjoyed the audio book narration, I was left with unanswered questions.
The book itself is a fairly decent murder mystery. Unlike the first one (and the tv show, for that matter), I was able to guess who the murderer was fairly early on in the story. Some of the characters were quite likeable, and I felt bad to see them get killed - which makes for a good story. The premise of the characters being from the same company and brought to a resort island for a company retreat was a nice one.
And the ending managed to surprise me, and got in some nice character development for Giles!
Again though, I would have liked to have learned more of the murderer's motivations, and how this tied in to the series wide arch of Giles being cursed. So while I liked it and really enjoyed the audio book narration, I was left with unanswered questions.
December 29, 2014
Just finished rereading this. I stand by my original review:
I don't know, I like these books a lot. Hopefully they'll have a new season of the TV show too because the set-up is so much fun. But, like in the previous book in this series, there is weirdly a lot of very detailed descriptions of all of the meals to the point it seemed like it should be a clue. But it wasn't. I like food and recipes so this was a fun detail, but kind of out of place.
Also
I don't know, I like these books a lot. Hopefully they'll have a new season of the TV show too because the set-up is so much fun. But, like in the previous book in this series, there is weirdly a lot of very detailed descriptions of all of the meals to the point it seemed like it should be a clue. But it wasn't. I like food and recipes so this was a fun detail, but kind of out of place.
Also
September 23, 2013
I got this free on audible, and it reminds me of a phase I went through reading bad free kindle books. Uggh. Basically 11 people end up on an island, one of them is a murderer and starts killing them off one by one while forcing them to play an investigative game. Apparently there's some TV show that goes with it. It seemed like each murder got progressively worse (gross/bizarre) and I would've stopped listening, except that it was only 5 hours long and I was mildly curious as to who the murderer was.
September 8, 2013
I hope this becomes a nice, long series! Enjoyable, quick read with plenty of twists and turns. The creativity of the murderer is admirable (in a creepy sort of way.)
I kept looking up the series because Giles referenced two previous events on several occasions. I was convinced this was book 3 but it wasn't. I hope that there was just a change in publishing order because it means another book would be coming out soon!
I kept looking up the series because Giles referenced two previous events on several occasions. I was convinced this was book 3 but it wasn't. I hope that there was just a change in publishing order because it means another book would be coming out soon!
January 2, 2018
While the first one is my favorite, this one is still enjoyable as well. I love the references to the show in it, which anyone who didn't want/wasn't a fan of the show wouldn't have understood. I loved the show, I love the books and I love the narrator.
I love that these two books got me into audiobooks, so YAY!
I love that these two books got me into audiobooks, so YAY!
September 24, 2013
I kept waiting for the "contestants" to start asking why instead of who, waiting for the connection of why this group of people were picked to be killed, but it never came. And even when the killer was revealed, there was never an explanation of why. This was a morbid waste of time.
April 27, 2014
it was free.
March 13, 2017
"March 12, 2017 – page 191
70.22% "was the color of candle wax. He’d already bled out completely in just under a few minutes. It didn’t seem possible to those guests who knew anything at all about anatomy...""
March 12, 2017 – page 190
69.85% "Aaron’s body drifted on the surface of the pool, facedown. Gary acted quickly, grabbing a pool cleaning net hanging on the wall of a nearby pool maintenance shed. He extended it out and pulled Aaron toward the edge of the diving pool. Then he reached down, looped his arms under Aaron’s armpits, and pulled him from the water.
But it was clearly too late. Aaron’s body, which had deep gashes and cuts all over it...""
March 12, 2017 – page 182
66.91% ""For the guests to crowd around the pool...""
March 12, 2017 – page 181
66.54% ""...When Aaron didn’t surface after a few moments, Whitney rushed over to see if he was okay. When she reached the edge of the diving pool, she shrieked so loudly that Kyle dropped his margarita into the hot tub. Then she collapsed onto the pavement.
The others ran over toward the diving pool. Their reactions were similar, if not slightly less dramatic. It had taken only a matter of seconds after the dive for ...""
March 12, 2017 – page 179
65.81%
March 12, 2017 – page 155
56.99% "It's more likely TV reality show screenplay.
...
Boring!"
March 12, 2017 – page 147
54.04% ""...The guests and staff all watched as he did several spins and a flip and then crashed into the pool like a narrow rocket.."
...
"The splash was small at first, but then there was a muffled crashing sound unlike anything any of them had ever heard before...""
March 12, 2017 – page 145
53.31% "“Yeah, it was fun. The flight to Miami yesterday was my first time on an airplane actually."
....
"...He began the diving motion, bouncing a few times on the springs while keeping his feet planted. Then he released, bounced once for extra lift, and launched himself into the air over the pool."
March 12, 2017 – page 143
52.57% "“Ain’t that something,” Charlene said, more to herself than anything. “Well, good for you. My husband drank plenty enough for half the country. It ended up killing him, that damn drunkard. Of course, that doesn’t keep me from missing him terribly every day.""
March 12, 2017 – page 141
51.84% ""...But they quickly realized, after Giles started talking, that it was far from a cheesy pep talk. Explaining the game to the staff was quite difficult. They mostly just laughed at first, assuming that Giles was kidding. At one point Giles even considered taking them into Mike’s office. Seeing his body would surely convince them all rather quickly that this was no joke...""
March 12, 2017 – page 140
51.47% "Not the best, sentence ever saw.
"If he expected Gary to give him a quick and easy answer, he didn’t get one. Instead, the question was met with another stoic look. It seemed pretty obvious to Cliff in that moment that if Gary indeed was developing any theories, he wasn’t going to share them.
He realized he would need to start developing some of his own if he hoped to survive again...""
March 12, 2017 – page 132
48.53% "The series WhoDunnit aren't as better as the book.
Chapter 38
- I could say page turner, but I can't stop myself from -1 Star"
March 11, 2017 – page 120
44.12%
March 11, 2017 – page 113
41.54% "Anthony is playing with his short jokers.
.....
Chapter 30"
March 10, 2017 – page 97
35.66% "Tommorow is the new beginning!"
March 10, 2017 – page 82
30.15% "No Pain.... No Gain...
...
The Experiment that's how I am going to name this work."
March 10, 2017 – page 69
25.37%
March 10, 2017 – page 65
23.9%
March 10, 2017 – page 55
20.22% ""...was the color of candle wax. He’d already bled out completely in just under a few minutes. It didn’t seem possible to those guests who knew anything at all about anatomy..."
The work doesn't end here.. neither and there... this here is just the beginning."
March 10, 2017 – page 54
19.85% ""Aaron’s body drifted on the surface of the pool, facedown. Gary acted quickly, grabbing a pool cleaning net hanging on the wall of a nearby pool maintenance shed. He extended it out and pulled Aaron toward the edge of the diving pool. Then he reached down, looped his arms under Aaron’s armpits, and pulled him from the water.
But it was clearly too late. Aaron’s body, which had deep gashes and cuts all over it...""
March 8, 2017 – page 50
18.38% "Chapter 11"
March 8, 2017 – page 42
15.44%
March 8, 2017 – page 31
11.4% "Pawns are put out... playing... we know the players... but we don't know the roles...."
March 8, 2017 – page 30
11.03% "“A dead body is just an empty vessel,” she explained. “I know his soul has been freed and is in a better place now. So what’s left of him here on earth is just meat, organic material, no different from a raw steak"
...
Sentences and words stay with you for more suspense, into the story."
March 8, 2017 – page 29
10.66% "Holidays can get wrong... and horrible... this here victim goes with killings.. murder... victuvictims and dead bodies."
March 7, 2017 – page 26
9.56% "Shit gets 5 out of 5 stars and the best gets the lowest rates."
March 7, 2017 – page 20
7.35% "Little patience
...
Chapter 4"
March 7, 2017 – page 14
5.15% "You can't close the book, easy to be followed and good example of well written and told story."
March 7, 2017 – page 8
2.94%"
...
I could say finnaly I finish it
P.S. (I haven't gave up... but I will stay backstage... I like this mod)
70.22% "was the color of candle wax. He’d already bled out completely in just under a few minutes. It didn’t seem possible to those guests who knew anything at all about anatomy...""
March 12, 2017 – page 190
69.85% "Aaron’s body drifted on the surface of the pool, facedown. Gary acted quickly, grabbing a pool cleaning net hanging on the wall of a nearby pool maintenance shed. He extended it out and pulled Aaron toward the edge of the diving pool. Then he reached down, looped his arms under Aaron’s armpits, and pulled him from the water.
But it was clearly too late. Aaron’s body, which had deep gashes and cuts all over it...""
March 12, 2017 – page 182
66.91% ""For the guests to crowd around the pool...""
March 12, 2017 – page 181
66.54% ""...When Aaron didn’t surface after a few moments, Whitney rushed over to see if he was okay. When she reached the edge of the diving pool, she shrieked so loudly that Kyle dropped his margarita into the hot tub. Then she collapsed onto the pavement.
The others ran over toward the diving pool. Their reactions were similar, if not slightly less dramatic. It had taken only a matter of seconds after the dive for ...""
March 12, 2017 – page 179
65.81%
March 12, 2017 – page 155
56.99% "It's more likely TV reality show screenplay.
...
Boring!"
March 12, 2017 – page 147
54.04% ""...The guests and staff all watched as he did several spins and a flip and then crashed into the pool like a narrow rocket.."
...
"The splash was small at first, but then there was a muffled crashing sound unlike anything any of them had ever heard before...""
March 12, 2017 – page 145
53.31% "“Yeah, it was fun. The flight to Miami yesterday was my first time on an airplane actually."
....
"...He began the diving motion, bouncing a few times on the springs while keeping his feet planted. Then he released, bounced once for extra lift, and launched himself into the air over the pool."
March 12, 2017 – page 143
52.57% "“Ain’t that something,” Charlene said, more to herself than anything. “Well, good for you. My husband drank plenty enough for half the country. It ended up killing him, that damn drunkard. Of course, that doesn’t keep me from missing him terribly every day.""
March 12, 2017 – page 141
51.84% ""...But they quickly realized, after Giles started talking, that it was far from a cheesy pep talk. Explaining the game to the staff was quite difficult. They mostly just laughed at first, assuming that Giles was kidding. At one point Giles even considered taking them into Mike’s office. Seeing his body would surely convince them all rather quickly that this was no joke...""
March 12, 2017 – page 140
51.47% "Not the best, sentence ever saw.
"If he expected Gary to give him a quick and easy answer, he didn’t get one. Instead, the question was met with another stoic look. It seemed pretty obvious to Cliff in that moment that if Gary indeed was developing any theories, he wasn’t going to share them.
He realized he would need to start developing some of his own if he hoped to survive again...""
March 12, 2017 – page 132
48.53% "The series WhoDunnit aren't as better as the book.
Chapter 38
- I could say page turner, but I can't stop myself from -1 Star"
March 11, 2017 – page 120
44.12%
March 11, 2017 – page 113
41.54% "Anthony is playing with his short jokers.
.....
Chapter 30"
March 10, 2017 – page 97
35.66% "Tommorow is the new beginning!"
March 10, 2017 – page 82
30.15% "No Pain.... No Gain...
...
The Experiment that's how I am going to name this work."
March 10, 2017 – page 69
25.37%
March 10, 2017 – page 65
23.9%
March 10, 2017 – page 55
20.22% ""...was the color of candle wax. He’d already bled out completely in just under a few minutes. It didn’t seem possible to those guests who knew anything at all about anatomy..."
The work doesn't end here.. neither and there... this here is just the beginning."
March 10, 2017 – page 54
19.85% ""Aaron’s body drifted on the surface of the pool, facedown. Gary acted quickly, grabbing a pool cleaning net hanging on the wall of a nearby pool maintenance shed. He extended it out and pulled Aaron toward the edge of the diving pool. Then he reached down, looped his arms under Aaron’s armpits, and pulled him from the water.
But it was clearly too late. Aaron’s body, which had deep gashes and cuts all over it...""
March 8, 2017 – page 50
18.38% "Chapter 11"
March 8, 2017 – page 42
15.44%
March 8, 2017 – page 31
11.4% "Pawns are put out... playing... we know the players... but we don't know the roles...."
March 8, 2017 – page 30
11.03% "“A dead body is just an empty vessel,” she explained. “I know his soul has been freed and is in a better place now. So what’s left of him here on earth is just meat, organic material, no different from a raw steak"
...
Sentences and words stay with you for more suspense, into the story."
March 8, 2017 – page 29
10.66% "Holidays can get wrong... and horrible... this here victim goes with killings.. murder... victuvictims and dead bodies."
March 7, 2017 – page 26
9.56% "Shit gets 5 out of 5 stars and the best gets the lowest rates."
March 7, 2017 – page 20
7.35% "Little patience
...
Chapter 4"
March 7, 2017 – page 14
5.15% "You can't close the book, easy to be followed and good example of well written and told story."
March 7, 2017 – page 8
2.94%"
...
I could say finnaly I finish it
P.S. (I haven't gave up... but I will stay backstage... I like this mod)
August 16, 2022
This was just so fun and suspenseful! I loved the way the author gets you to feel for the characters and I was blown away by the killer’s identity, I didn’t see it coming that’s for sure especially with how obvious or not obvious it was! I really hope he writes another one very soon!
I can not believe the killer was………
.
.
Not Gary, I thought for sure it was him, although I couldn’t stand him I just had a feeling. After he died, I thought maybe it was Cliff but then Whitney reveals she’s the killer after Cathy’s shocking death! I really wish it was Cathy or Todd who survived not Cliff who I found somewhat boring.
.
.
I really liked Charlene, her death was pretty sad overall. As far as Todd and Cathy, I loved them and I wished they had survived and been the final 2 with Whitney. She was a great killer, unexpected, but I feel like they should have revealed that she was Jaqueline’s niece or something. Either way it was a good book and I’m so glad I read it!
I can not believe the killer was………
.
.
Not Gary, I thought for sure it was him, although I couldn’t stand him I just had a feeling. After he died, I thought maybe it was Cliff but then Whitney reveals she’s the killer after Cathy’s shocking death! I really wish it was Cathy or Todd who survived not Cliff who I found somewhat boring.
.
.
I really liked Charlene, her death was pretty sad overall. As far as Todd and Cathy, I loved them and I wished they had survived and been the final 2 with Whitney. She was a great killer, unexpected, but I feel like they should have revealed that she was Jaqueline’s niece or something. Either way it was a good book and I’m so glad I read it!
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
January 9, 2022
In MURDER ON THE MYSTERY ISLAND BY ANTHONY E ZUIKER AND NARRATED BY GILDART JACKSON, when contestants are voted off this island you leave in a BODY BAG!
Once again Giles the butler hosts a group of nine victims and one murderer to a game of MURDER! This time, a company retreat . Ten , well actually, nine co-workers , will be playing the murder game on a beautiful island resort.
This is the second of the Murder/Giles mysteries I have listened to and love every minute of it! The narration by Gildart Jackson is perfect .
If you are into interactive mysteries then MURDER ON THE MYSTERY ISLAND BY ANTHONY E ZUIKER is a must listen audiobook .
Listening to the series reminds me a lot of Ten Little Indians by Agatha Christie. You don't know who's wielding the axe,gun/spade/bomb till the very end and then you shake your head with wonder!
Once again Giles the butler hosts a group of nine victims and one murderer to a game of MURDER! This time, a company retreat . Ten , well actually, nine co-workers , will be playing the murder game on a beautiful island resort.
This is the second of the Murder/Giles mysteries I have listened to and love every minute of it! The narration by Gildart Jackson is perfect .
If you are into interactive mysteries then MURDER ON THE MYSTERY ISLAND BY ANTHONY E ZUIKER is a must listen audiobook .
Listening to the series reminds me a lot of Ten Little Indians by Agatha Christie. You don't know who's wielding the axe,gun/spade/bomb till the very end and then you shake your head with wonder!
June 1, 2024
I went into this one with such high hopes, after really enjoying the first one. It is by no means a literary masterpiece, but they are quick and fun reads.
This one, however, was much more disappointing. I found the characters to be bland, the killer was really obvious from the beginning (I told my wife my theory after 3 chapters, and was correct the entire time). I also found the murders, while incredibly creative, to be lackluster compared to the first book.
The pacing was really quick, quicker than the last book it felt like. And this time, the case order and the manners of death were all very similar, not only to each other, but to cases in the previous novel.
Again, this was a quick and fun read overall, but the ending was so predictable and disappointing that I would’ve stopped reading if the ending wasn’t 8 pages long.
This one, however, was much more disappointing. I found the characters to be bland, the killer was really obvious from the beginning (I told my wife my theory after 3 chapters, and was correct the entire time). I also found the murders, while incredibly creative, to be lackluster compared to the first book.
The pacing was really quick, quicker than the last book it felt like. And this time, the case order and the manners of death were all very similar, not only to each other, but to cases in the previous novel.
Again, this was a quick and fun read overall, but the ending was so predictable and disappointing that I would’ve stopped reading if the ending wasn’t 8 pages long.
January 7, 2025
Shout out to the book that put me on the mystery genre! For all the love I have for this multimedia series, this book sure is pretty mid. The ending is rushed to all hell, I wish I got a bit more character background and development, I wish we got a bit more perspective from the workers, along a lot of other things. This book has potential for sure, but it feels like the author saw the writing on the wall for the series and just wanted to get it over with. A shame since I really love this series and this books ends with a weird cliffhanger but it is what it is. I’m glad to have read it though, like I said, this is what put me on mystery genres.
September 5, 2017
Got this one for free from Audible.
My thoughts as I listened: "Oh, let me guess, [X]. Naw, that's too cliched, the author would never go that route. Wait, no - I'll bet it's [Y]. No, that's silly. There's literally nothing more cliched than that. They wouldn't do that, either." "Oh. Look at that. I was right. Both times."
Add to that the Survivor meets Saw premise. If you're into that, this book is for you. As for me, no thanks.
My thoughts as I listened: "Oh, let me guess, [X]. Naw, that's too cliched, the author would never go that route. Wait, no - I'll bet it's [Y]. No, that's silly. There's literally nothing more cliched than that. They wouldn't do that, either." "Oh. Look at that. I was right. Both times."
Add to that the Survivor meets Saw premise. If you're into that, this book is for you. As for me, no thanks.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
May 22, 2018
Not as good as the first book in the series, but significantly better than the TV show that aired on ABC. Perhaps because I was familiar with the author’s style, I was able to guess the killer fairly early on in the story.
July 24, 2019
The second book was very similar to the first one.
The format was identical, making this story a little redundant.
The murders were inventive and original.
I didn’t weed out the killer, but his killers were not a-typical.
The format was identical, making this story a little redundant.
The murders were inventive and original.
I didn’t weed out the killer, but his killers were not a-typical.
January 24, 2020
A decent read...
This wasn't a bad read, but it wasn't the greatest either. At first it kept me interested in wanting to read more. However, near the end the story felt rushed and the ending wasn't as suspenseful as the other book. It was more predictable than anything.
This wasn't a bad read, but it wasn't the greatest either. At first it kept me interested in wanting to read more. However, near the end the story felt rushed and the ending wasn't as suspenseful as the other book. It was more predictable than anything.
March 5, 2021
This is like going to a murder mystery party or playing Clue. Everyone at this island retreat except for one gets murdered and the only way to make sure you don't get murdered is to figure out how the previous person was murdered. This would be a good beach read or listen.
June 1, 2024
The characters are so wholly unlikable and it was more than clear to me who the killer was long before the book was over. The murders were very predictable and the whole back end of the book felt incredibly rushed and uninspired. Definitely disappointed.
July 26, 2017
A great book, almost as good as the first. If you read Whodunnit, read the first one first, the second one contains spoilers to the first.
October 24, 2018
Very similar to the first one. I enjoyed both, trying to figure out whodunnit and how they dunnit. I would make a lousy detective!
October 23, 2019
Interesting enough to keep reading but so outlandish and somewhat irritating that there really wasn't much in the way of the reader solving who did it..
December 21, 2021
Much better than expected.
January 18, 2023
Similar to the first book, but I loved the change of location, and the deaths were still unique. Essentially the same quality as the first book, just with new clues and a new murderer to unmask.
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