And Then There Were None

The World's Favourite Agatha Christie Book

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Published Jan. 1, 1944 by imusti, Harper Collins Paperbacks.

ISBN:
978-0-00-812320-8
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Ten strangers, apparently with little in common, are lured to an island mansion off the coast of Devon by the mysterious U.N.Owen. Over dinner, a record begins to play, and the voice of an unseen host accuses each person of hiding a guilty secret. That evening, former reckless driver Tony Marston is found murdered by a deadly dose of cyanide.

The tension escalates as the survivors realise the killer is not only among them but is preparing to strike again… and again... ([source][1])

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Still Interesting

It's been a long time since I last read this book, and I remembered liking it. I don't think I caught all the ways in which the movie Clue either references it or uses it as a guide for their detective spoof before, and that was partially the reason for why I wanted to read it again.

I still very much like the idea that the point of the book is to target those who cannot be touched by the law or who haven't done something that can be considered "criminal." It really feels, particularly in an age where so many people in specific positions view themselves as untouchable because they're either "not doing something illegal" or the law refuses to do anything about them, like a concept we should be revisiting in our narrative fiction.

This novel is enough to bring me back to detective works, something …

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Review of 'Dieci piccoli indiani. E non rimase nessuno' on 'Goodreads'

Se anche voi come me, iniziate Agatha Christie da questo giallo, beh... rimarrete estasiati. Dieci piccoli negretti (indiani è palesemente un buonismo dei traduttori)è una piccola gemma che fa leva su tutte le interazioni psicologiche tra 10 persone che si ritrovano su un'isola, in una casa, sapendo che tra loro si annida un assassino. Pian piano il gruppo si restringerà, fino a lasciarci completamente spiazzati con un finale davvero ingegnoso.

Review of 'And Then There Were None' on 'Goodreads'

I am so behind on bookclub, still catching up. I finished this before the main selection because I am a longterm Agatha Christie fan. I just love the style of her who-dunnits that keep you guessing until the last minute. It's not her best book, but it's full of suspense as soon as the murders begin. It could maybe have been streamlined to begin on the island, because the exposure to the ten characters of the story was a bit clunky and not that interesting.

Fast read, good book, would read again.