It took me a while to settle into this one and I kept having to go back to the previous page but that’s nothing to do with how the book is written but it is the kind of book that is best read when the reader has lots of time to sit down, relax and have no distractions. It’s cleverly written with lots of humorous moments and I can’t wait to see what is next for Ernest

For me this sequel was as good as the first book. It was fast paced it was clever. I was hooked. Like the first book the writing style takes a minute to get used to but i had a great reading experience.

A well known festival organiser once said that authors are the cheapest dates. You don't have to do much to impress them, just give them an opportunity to hold forth, and some snacks, and they will be yours.

The sixth authors invited for the trip of a lifetime on the 5 star train the Ghan (Afghan) Express, on a trip across the interior of Australia, are expecting something quite different. And they get it. It's just not the luxury travel journey they had in mind! More a variation on Agatha Christie's famous novel, with seething tensions becoming evident, and as a result, bodies appearing with alarming implications...

With a crime writers festival on the way you might think that there is already enough "expertise" on the train to solve this mystery but what if one of the sleuths is in fact the perpetrator? After all, they all specialise in doing how to get away with murder...

This is a much anticipated follow-up to a usually successful debut novel, so expectations will be high. There is a lot of humour in this book, in addition to the mystery of course, and it gives some (often disturbing) insights into the publishing world and writers' egos. Fans of Benjamin Steadman's quirky style of writing and meta approach are likely to enjoy this. It gets 3.5 stars.