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A review by ifollowedthatrabbit
And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
5.0
Another book read in one day! It could have been in one sitting, but you know, life.
I can see why this book is the world's number 1 best-selling mystery. Agatha Christie herself said she was very pleased with her work, because she "knew better than any critic how difficult it had been".
The whole idea is quite original. Ten people are invited to "Soldier Island" by some mysterious host. We have quite a diverse group of people: Vera Clayton who is hired as the personal secretary of Mrs. Owen; Philip Lombard who was paid a considerable amount of money by someone to work for Mr. Owen for one week; William Blove, a former police inspector; Emily Brent, an elderly spinster who was invited by a friend she can't remember very well, though she accepts the invitation to enjoy a free vacation; Anthony Marston, a young man who thinks he might meet a rich family on the island; General John MacArthur; Lawrence Wargrave, a former criminal judge; Ethel Rogers, the cook, housekeeper and Mr. Roger's wife; Thomas Rogers, the butler and Mrs. Roger's husband; Edward Armstrong, a famous doctor who was invited by Mr. Owen to see his ill wife without revealing he's a doctor.
They all have something in common, and they'll figure it out after their first dinner at the mysterious Mr. Owen's house.
After the first death, the old rhyme they saw in their rooms will make more sense to all of them, as well as the ten little porcelain figurines they saw in the dining room.
Who's killing these people? Who else is on the island? And who is this mysterious Mr. Owen? Distrust, fear, remorse, and self-survival appear in the group.
I can see why this book is the world's number 1 best-selling mystery. Agatha Christie herself said she was very pleased with her work, because she "knew better than any critic how difficult it had been".
The whole idea is quite original. Ten people are invited to "Soldier Island" by some mysterious host. We have quite a diverse group of people: Vera Clayton who is hired as the personal secretary of Mrs. Owen; Philip Lombard who was paid a considerable amount of money by someone to work for Mr. Owen for one week; William Blove, a former police inspector; Emily Brent, an elderly spinster who was invited by a friend she can't remember very well, though she accepts the invitation to enjoy a free vacation; Anthony Marston, a young man who thinks he might meet a rich family on the island; General John MacArthur; Lawrence Wargrave, a former criminal judge; Ethel Rogers, the cook, housekeeper and Mr. Roger's wife; Thomas Rogers, the butler and Mrs. Roger's husband; Edward Armstrong, a famous doctor who was invited by Mr. Owen to see his ill wife without revealing he's a doctor.
They all have something in common, and they'll figure it out after their first dinner at the mysterious Mr. Owen's house.
After the first death, the old rhyme they saw in their rooms will make more sense to all of them, as well as the ten little porcelain figurines they saw in the dining room.
Who's killing these people? Who else is on the island? And who is this mysterious Mr. Owen? Distrust, fear, remorse, and self-survival appear in the group.