Five Found Dead-A Surprising Ride.

Thank you, Net Galley and Poisoned Pen Press for an Advanced Readers Copy of Five Found Dead, written by Sulari Gentill. I am not getting paid for this review. These thoughts are my own.

From the author who wrote The Woman in the Library brings you on a ride from the mysterious train of the Orient Express. Yes, the same train that Hercule Poirot solved a murder case many years ago. Murder on the Orient Express written by Agatha Christie…before you write off this book as a copy. It’s not. I read it just to make sure. I also watched the start studded cast of the 2017 film.

Joe Penvale and his sister Meredeth are taking a holiday on the Orient Express in celebration of Joe beating cancer. Joe is a writer and Meredeth a lawyer. Both pausing their life with Joe’s health diagnosis. What starts off as a holiday in luxury turns into a ride that they will never forget. The cast of characters were unique and easy to relate to. Often referring to Agatha Christie and what would Hercule do…I found endearing.

I found the book to be a slow departure (slow start) and chugging along in a slower than I am used to pace. It did hold my attention, and I enjoyed many scenes within the book. I enjoyed how the book ended…and not because it was over. But I found through character development that it was fitting and enjoyable. Overall, I would recommend this book to someone.

Five Found Dead is available August 19,2025. You can follow the author Sulari Gentill on Instagram.