And Then There Were None

Paperback, 288 pages

English language

Published May 29, 2001 by St. Martin's Paperbacks.

ISBN:
978-0-312-97947-8
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OCLC Number:
47032439

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First there were ten--a curious assortment of strangers summoned as weekend guests to a private island off the coast of Devon. Their host, an eccentric millionaire unknown to all of them, is nowhere to be found. All that the guests have in common is a wicked past they're unwilling to reveal--and a secret that will seal their fate. For each has been marked for murder. One by one they fall prey. Before the weekend is out, there will be none. And only the dead are above suspicion. (back cover)

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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.

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  • Mystery/Suspense
  • Fiction
  • Fiction - Mystery/ Detective
  • Mystery & Detective - General
  • Fiction / Mystery & Detective / General

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