(Previously published as Ten Little
Indians)
Agatha Christie
Harper
March 29, 2011 / ISBN 978-0-06-207348-8
Mystery / Traditional / British / Reprint
Amazon
Reviewed
by Nicole Merritt
From the Author’s Note and the poem Ten Little Indians
in the opening pages of the book, Agatha warns the reader that this
is going to be a mystery like no other. Be prepared to be baffled
as usual. Although And Then There Were None’s title
gives away the book’s plot, it does not take away the mystery’s
intrigue.
The author leads the reader through a maze of murder and mystery
like the pro she is. She keeps the reader guessing, which is the
essence of a good mystery novel. I found myself wanting more and
found it difficult to put the book down.
The story takes place in a mansion located on a deserted island.
Ten strangers, from separate walks of life, are invited to a house
party hosted by an anonymous, unknown person. What more can you
want from a thriller? Well, there is more adding to the drama; a
foreboding nursery rhyme, a storm, and no way off the island. Still
not convinced? Everyone dies.
Knowing all of this will not keep you from reading the book. You
have not read this before. The epilogue reveals the twist. Agatha
Christie is the best at twisting the pages and then unraveling them
at the end to the reader’s satisfaction. Enjoy.
Reviews of other titles by this author
The
Affair of the Pink Pearl &
Finessing the King [audio]
Philomel
Cottage and other Stories [audio]
Black
Coffee (w/Charles
Osborne)
Hercule
Poirot and the Greenshore Folly
Murder
on the Orient Express 1 (Murder in the
Calais Coach)
Murder
on the Orient Express 2 (Movie Tie-In) [book]
Murder on the Orient Express 3 (Movie Tie-In)
[audio]
And
Then There Were None (Ten Little Indians)
While
the Light Lasts
After
the Funeral
The
Monogram Murders (w/Sophie Hannah)
Agatha
Christie; An Autobiography
Agatha
Christie: Murder in the Making
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