About THE MURDER MYSTERY RACE

While aboard a luxury cruise liner, sixteen adolescents compete in a lethal challenge to track down a murderer.

Eleven-year-old Andrew Mikaelson lives in Wayveryln, New Jersey with his caring mother, annoying kiss-up stepfather, and lazy, but fun step-uncle. But when a brutal serial killer, known as “The Knife Thrower,” begins killing residents, the town of Wayveryln is rocked. The Knife Thrower is cunning, quick, and can stab someone by throwing his knife—from any distance.

Andrew and fifteen other adolescents have been selected to participate in the annual Murder Mystery Race that can occur anywhere around the world. The competitors must go on a cruise that the Knife Thrower is on. The first person to capture the Knife Thrower receives the coveted award of one million dollars. Andrew makes friends and enemies, and alongside the other contestants, goes through many obstacles. For Andrew to identify the Knife Thrower, he must show ambition, resilience, and bravery.

Andrew Cohen was born in 2010 and resides in a suburb of Chicago, Illinois. Andrew is an avid tennis and ping pong player and enjoys cooking extravagant meals for his family. Andrew loves archery and is the recipient of six awards from the Camp Archery Association of the United States. A thrill seeker who enjoys skiing black diamonds and riding rollercoasters, Andrew’s bucket list includes riding the top five tallest coasters in the world.

Andrew loves mystery, action, and suspense novels and movies. His writing journey began in second grade when he started writing comics and short stories. When Andrew was in fourth grade, he began writing chapter books. In sixth grade, Andrew chose to submit his latest manuscript to publishers for their review. His journey from writer to published author has officially begun.