And Then Were None

Mass Market Paperback

English language

Published May 22, 1977 by Pocket Books.

ISBN:
978-0-671-44725-0
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3 stars (3 reviews)

One by one, the guests arrived at Indian Island, each summoned by a bizarre command. And one by one, with terrifying meticulousness, they were murdered. Ten bodies to baffle Scotland Yard. There was a pattern, cleverly concealed, until someone noticed a nursery rhyme, framed and hung over the fireplace. (back cover)

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3 stars

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 which I've …

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2 stars

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4 stars

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

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