Ernest Cunningham is on a luxury train through the Australian outback with a carriage full of mystery writers. When someone actually dies, every passenger has both the skill and motive to commit the perfect murder. A meta mystery that plays fair with the reader — all clues are on the page.
Clean — pure puzzle mystery.
Skip if you dislike:
Moods: Clever Meta Funny Puzzle-Box
Tropes: Locked Room Meta Fiction Train Setting Whodunit
Not required but helpful — same narrator.
Yes — all clues are presented before the reveal.
Very — the meta-commentary on mystery writing is brilliant.