And Then There Were None

                                And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie


If you're interested in a mystery novel that will keep you on the edge of your seat, then this book is the right choice! Agatha Christie does an excellent job with keeping suspense throughout the novel and keeps the audience interested. I feel this book did an excellent job of keeping the audience wondering what happened next because there is non-stop action even when they were only working on the plot. Christie creates a mysterious mood and leaves the audience with questions from the first page. "Why are these people invited to an island?" "Who is the owner?" "What is the significance of the Ten Little Indians poem?" "Did the butler do it?" Let's be honest here, everyone suspects the butler. Even if you are not a fan of Nancy Drew or other similar titles, don't give up on And Then There Were None quite yet.


Ten strangers are invited to a mysterious island, for reasons differing. Why were ten strangers invited; all who didn't know the owner, only knowing him as U. N. Owen. Was this just a coincidence or do they all have something in common? Something darker than they could all realize. One by one, murders occur; and one by one, they accuse each other. Is this what the owner of the island and mansion wanted all along? Coincidently or not, the murders all follow a strange poem:

"Ten little Indian boys went out to dine; One choked his little self and then there were nine. Nine little Indian boys sat up very late; One overslept himself and then there were eight. Eight little Indian boys traveling in Devon; One said he’d stay there and then there were seven. Seven little Indian boys chopping up sticks; One chopped himself in halves and then there were six. Six little Indian boys playing with a hive; A bumblebee stung one and then there were five. Five little Indian boys going in for law, One got in Chancery and then there were four. Four little Indian boys going out to sea; A red herring swallowed one and then there were three. Three little Indian boys walking in the Zoo; A big bear hugged one and then there were two. Two little Indian boys sitting in the sun; On got frizzled up and then there was one. One little Indian boy left all alone; He went and hanged himself and then there were none."