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Actually, I'm a Murderer

By: Terry Deary
Narrated by: Adam Stevens, Anna Gilthorpe, Sam Stafford
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 'Sinister and hilarious. Great fun' SUN

'[A] smart, funny and deftly executed page turner' GUARDIAN

'Extraordinarily fun and oh-so-gripping' i PAPER

'Dark, witty . . . had me racing for the end' JANICE HALLETT

'Funny, and so very, very clever . . . the most fun I've had reading a book in a long time ' M. W. CRAVEN

'Wonderful' IAN MOORE

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A hilarious and whip-smart crime novel by the multimillion-copy bestselling author of the Horrible Histories. The perfect mystery for fans of Anthony Horowitz, Richard Osman and Janice Hallett.

Four strangers on a train. An unlikely introduction:

'Actually, I'm a murderer.'

It is 1973 and the lives of four people are thrown into turmoil when sharing a carriage with an unremarkable little man with glasses, on the night train back to Newcastle.

By the end of the following day, one of them will be dead, one will turn blackmailer and another forced to commit a crime. And all of them will be under the astute observation of Aline, the local police officer with her own agenda to fulfil.

When the body count begins to rise, the question is: just how many murderers are out there... and who will be the next victim?
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'Laugh-out-loud funny' WOMAN & HOME

'A delightful joyride of a book' SIMON BRETT

'A fun page-turner . . . a gripping book and perfect for Knives Out fans' PRESS ASSOCIATION

'Gripping, original and hard to put down' KATE ELLIS

'Witty, wonderfully paced and great fun' MATURE TIMES

'Highly original and deeply engaging' FRANCES BRODY©2025 Terry Deary (P)2025 Little, Brown Book Group Limited Amateur Sleuths Crime Crime Fiction Dark Humour Literature & Fiction Mystery Funny Witty Fiction Murder

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Although I usually prefer a solo (very talented) vocal artist, the premise of this story did appear to be my taste, so I gave it a go. It was an engaging an 'easy listen' storyline and writing style, and the vocal performances were pretty good. I enjoyed it and will definitely have a look at other books written by the author for adults (although his Horrible Histories are very good).

Entertaining and well paced.

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I found it difficult to tell the difference between some of the voices. Maybe I missed something, I found this mildly entertaining, but that was it. It also wasn’t funny.

Didn’t love it

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I decided to take a punt on an author I had come across at random. I will most certainly read more of this authors work.

The story was both interesting and fast paced. The story revolving a chance comment on a train.

The performance of the actors were very good and very believable.

I would recommend both this book and its author.

A punt pays off.

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well narrated the story rattles along at a good pace with clever plot twists .

A great murder mystery

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I really enjoyed this story. It rattles along at a good pace. Good narration too.

Great Fun

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