Five Found Dead

‘This mystery has more turns than the railroad through the Italian Alps. Sulari Gentill’s writing is absorbing and utterly readable. I happily let the journey carry me away. All aboard!’ —The Australian Women’s Weekly

‘Sulari Gentill’s Five Found Dead takes readers onto the famed Orient Express, but with a deadly twist. A virus has made its way on to the train, entrapping the passengers aboard. Throw in a missing passenger and a grisly crime scene, and it gives you some idea of the chilling novel that awaits.’ —The Australian

THE USA TODAY BESTSELLER

On a train, there are only so many places to hide…

Crime fiction author Joe Penvale has won the most brutal battle of his life. Now that he has finished his intense medical treatment, he and his twin sister, Meredith, are boarding the glorious Orient Express in Paris, hoping for some much-needed rest and rejuvenation. Meredith also hopes that the literary ghosts on the train will nudge Joe’s muse awake, and he’ll be inspired to write again. And he is; after their first evening spent getting to know some of their fellow travelers, Joe pulls out his laptop and opens a new document. Seems like this trip is just what the doctor ordered…

And then some. The next morning, Joe and Meredith are shocked to witness that the cabin next door has become a crime scene, bathed in blood but with no body in sight. The pair soon find themselves caught up in an Agatha Christie-esque murder investigation. Without any help from the authorities, and with the victim still not found, Joe and Meredith are asked to join a group of fellow passengers with law enforcement backgrounds to look into the mysterious disappearance of the man in Cabin 16G. But when the steward guarding the crime scene is murdered, it marks the beginning of a killing spree which leaves five found dead―and one still missing. Now Joe and Meredith must fight once again to preserve their newfound future and to catch a cunning killer before they reach the end of the line.

PRAISE FOR FIVE FOUND  DEAD:

‘a riveting and fun mystery that also threads in whispers of memento mori and meditations on the fragility of life’ —Good Reading Magazine

‘A boisterous whodunnit. Bravo.’ —Country Style

‘A fantastic and energetic novel from one of Australia’s best crime authors.‘—Canberra Weekly

‘Signature Sulari Gentill… Sharp, funny and fresh.’―Dervla McTiernan, International #1 Bestselling Author of The Murder Rule

‘A heart-pounding ride filled with intrigue, suspense, and literary charm.’―Book Reporter

‘It’s a daring writer who wants to add their own spin to one of the most recognized mysteries of all time. Sulari Gentill succeeds brilliantly.‘—Joshua Moehling, USA Today bestselling author of A Long Times Gone

‘Rich with quirky characters and clever misdirection.’—Booklist

‘Gentill’s latest is a fun, modern mystery/thriller with classic charm. The author’s own recent battle with cancer adds authenticity to the narrative and the portrayal of Joe.’―Library Journal  

Author Biography

Published in English in Australia, the UK and the US, and in translation in more than a dozen territories, Sulari Gentill is the author of The Hero Trilogy and the multi-award-winning Rowland Sinclair Mysteries, ten historical crime novels (thus far) chronicling the life and adventures of her 1930s Australian gentleman artist. The first book in this series was shortlisted for the Commonwealth Writers’ Prize and the second won the Davitt Award. The remaining books have been variously shortlisted for the Davitt Award, the Ned Kelly Award, and the Australian Book Industry Association Awards.

In 2018, Gentill’s After She Wrote Him won the Ned Kelly Award and was shortlisted for the Davitt Award, The Woman in the Library, published in 2022, was a USA Today Bestseller, nominated for an Edgar Award (US), an Amazon Editor’s Pick, a Goodreads Most Anticipated Read and won the CrimeFictionLover Award (UK). The Mystery Writer was released in March 2023, and was a LibraryReads pick for that month and selected as one of Bookbub’s Best Mysteries and Thrillers of 2024. It too was and Amazon Editor’s Pick, and an Amazon Best Book of March. Five Found Dead will be published in the US, UK and Australia in 2025.

Sulari lives with her husband, Michael, their boys, Edmund and Atticus, two donkeys, a miniature horse, four dogs and cat, a on a small farm in the foothills of the Snowy Mountains, where she grows French Black Truffles and writes.