::READERS REVIEWS::

best book on my kindle! - this is by far the best book on my amazon kindle. once you get to know the characters you are drawn into a masterpiece of words. agatha christie says things that get right to the point. there is no extra fluff. all the words serve a purpose making reading it a treat that will make you pull away from whatever you are doing to read it. the suspense is masterfully established. you will never see the end coming. i ddi a double take when i learned the killers identtiy. this story is worth a hundred dollars

And then...I'm wanting more... - Taken at face value, And Then There Were None may as well have been the basis of the 1985 movie Clue. Of course, as funny that movie was, this novel was anything but.

But the premise is very similar. Strangers made to come together in a remote place by an invitation from an anonymous sender. However this is where the two works of fiction diverge. The movie Clue revolves around a plot with characters who have received the same letter/invitation (as in verbatim). In And Then There Were None however, each letter is eerily suited to a particular person. Some were enticed by the prospect of a good time or the promise of meeting old acquaintances (as what they have been wanting to do or have), others were lured by financial opportunities (as was their pressing need); whilst others still had vague motivations for coming.

The author is unrelenting in building the suspense - from the first bits in the train/carriage ride bearing the arriving guests - up to the climax. Snatches of thoughts from each character make it helpful for the reader (to a certain extent) to pin down which is which. There's the judge who can lie still as a stone but whose pale eyes are razor sharp, always taking everything in. The self-righteous and religious fanatic middle-aged woman whose demeanor is rarely ruffled. The younger female who looks sensible but whose thoughts are haunted and chaotic. The general whose disdain for the brash, younger generation is hard to miss. The doctor whose seeming contentment with his career is nevertheless shadowed by a past controversy. And then others more whose presence in Indian Island certainly make the group a strange mix of persons.

The first solid chilling clue is the presence of the Ten Little Indian Boys rhyme set in each of the guest's bedroom. (I had to write it all down as a guide...No, really. It's a requirement)

The guests themselves have barely been reluctant acquaintances upon arrival when a strange, disembodied voice blasts over the whole drawing room where they have all retired after dinner. And then the chills creep in all over again.

Each of those present is accused of murder.

Well then of course one just has to read on. Because that's the beauty of Agatha Christie novels. It's all up-front murder but the mastery lies in her exposition. Who and how was it all done?

I again thought that it might be the same as Clue, in which the presence of deadly weapons is a silent command that all characters finish each other off.

But no. In this novel, the characters have no reason to kill each other. And yet all of them, because of those accusations, deserve to die.

And if this is not your first Agatha Christie, then I guess my saying that it's useless to make any guesses is understandable.

Just sit back and let the narrative do the work for you.

And if you still find yourself guessing every so often, I can't blame you. And that's why I'm loving this author.

The Classic Whodunit - What a great book to read, especially if you are looking for something quick and absorbing. In "And Then There Were None", Agatha Christie delivers the classic whodunit.

From the interrogation of the suspects and examination of the crime scenes Christie provides us the clues to start to make our own deductions on who is the murder. Eventually, like most people I am sure, we need to reassemble our thoughts as our main suspect is killed off. I found myself more than once going back to review the evidence and constantly rereading the nursery rhyme that makes available the plot.

As stated above, it's a great book. I read that over 100 million copies of "And Then There Were None" have been sold, making it the seventh highest selling book ever. Also, only the Bible is said to have more books sold than Agatha Christie's collection. In terms of authors, her name is readily accepted with Shakespeare's as among the best selling authors of all time. Impressive.

Enjoy the book.

Ps. Look up pictures of Burgh Island if you want to see Christie's inspiration for Indian Island.

And Then There Were None - And Then There Were None is a fiction novel that will take a reader to the highest point of intrigue of any mystery book. This book has become one of the best mystery books every written and I cannot disagree.
Agatha Christie changed the world of literature by writing this book. She uses an ingenious style of writing which can be easily recognized by any reader. Being a high school student, I did not understand or respect the brilliance and detailed writing of the author. My whole view of literature has changed because of this book and I now understand how clever an author, Agatha Christie, has to be in order to write a book that is at the top of its genre.
Christie manipulates the reader's thoughts and opinions by continuously changing the pace of the story. No book will mess with your head more than And Then There Were None. Each character is described with such great detail and each scene is so perfectly planned out. Reading this book gives people the full mystery effect and readers will not be disappointed. Though the book is written beautifully it can be a bit far fetched at times. Ten different guests each agree to attend a random vacation on an unknown island; very unlikely but then again a reader must never put it out of question!
This mystery novel overlooked the topic of a serial killer long before the serial killer was even known. Agatha Christie is ahead of her time and you can see the effects of her book on many authors nowadays. And Then There Were None was the platform from which many other great books have taken off.

Couldn't put it down! - I picked this book from the library as it was in "staff picks" section and once i began reading it, i just could not put it down. I finished it the very same day!

Amazing mystery and a classic thriller. The charaters are intriguing and engaging and the story moves very rapidly.

Enjoy.

Implausible but wonderful mystery story - Most of the Agatha Christie books I've read have been awesomely bad, but this book is just awesome. Ten strangers trapped on an island, being slowly murdered by one of their own for their past crimes. In true Agatha Christie fashion, when you take a step back and look at how many coincidences had to work out just right for all of the pieces of the killer's plan to work, it's an absurd concept, but internally, it's consistent. Considering that there are only about 200 pages and ten main characters, Christie does an admirable job drawing out the complexities and personalities of her characters, and the tense scenes after the suspect list narrows to four are especially well done. Christie even manages to avoid most of the rampant classism so present in her other works (although there is a fair amount of gratuitous anti-Semitism - the killer's henchman is Jewish, so of course everyone needs to bring that up in a derogatory way when they talk about him). Yes, the whole thing is a little ludicrous, but it's a great quick read, and I highly recommend it to anyone who thinks he doesn't like reading mysteries. This one is a classic that has earned its reputation.

Best of the Best - AND THEN THERE WERE NONE by Agatha Christie is the best of the best in the thriller field and she wrote it in 1939.
Ten people travel to an island and those ten people are murdered. When the bodies are discovered there is no one else on the island. A classic who did it.
Nash Black, author of SINS OF THE FATHERS.

A detective masterpiece - Off the coast of Devon lies an island clouded in mystery. It carries the name of Indian Island because its form resembles an Indian. The silence surrounding the mansion is suddenly disturbed when eight guests arrive. Both Thomas and Ethel Rogers, the butler and the cook, are awaiting the guests. But they already have a problem. Their host hasn't arrived yet. And even stranger: there's a framed copy of the nursery rhyme "Ten Little Indians" hanging on the wall. They decide to go ahead with dinner in absence of their host. But when suddenly a gramophone record starts to play, it becomes clear that it is dangerous to trust anyone on this forsaken island.

And Then There Were None is arguably one of the best works by Agatha Christie. Originally published in 1939, it still hasn't lost a single bit of its attractive power. The basic idea is as simple as it gets, but the denouement is simply a showcase of the inventiveness that is so characteristic of the English author. I have read this novel now for the third time and still I discover new aspects that show the ingenuity of the plot. Never will the reader feel unfairly treated, although it requires a very astute sleuth to predict the outcome at a first reading. The characters are quite stereotypical, but that cannot be avoided if you require that the reader keeps track of ten possible suspects and as such is easily forgiven.

And Then There Were None is simply a must read for anyone with a liking for a good detective novel.

I Now Understand Why She Is The Queen Of Mystery - 10 people meet for the first time at a house on a island. They were all invited by the owner of the house. As they get to know each other, they begin to wonder where the owner is and strange circumstances follow. First they find a morbid poem about ten Indians who die one by one in specific ways, and then people start dying under the same circumstances as the Indians in the poem.



I was a little afraid when I started reading this book that I would have to remember every detail of the characters being presented, but that wasn't necessary. It was a quick read and fast paced, and I never guessed who the killer was in the end. It was also complicated, but not so much that I didn't understand what was going on. I had never read anything by Agatha Christie, and this was a good one to start with.

One of Christie's best - Summary: Ten people are lured to an island and then killed according to a macabre nursery rhyme posted in each of their rooms.

Thoughts: One of the best-known of Christie's many mysteries, I have also found this to be one of my favorites although with some qualms namely the killer's sense of justice. One character certainly deserved to die based on a callous disregard for the lives killed through a car accident while others I was less convinced. But it is brilliantly written; as I've done with many Christies, I question if the reader could have actually solved this. Also SPOILER the killer does not die or receive any punishment for killing these people. I think it's a bit like Dexter in that: latent psychopath kills other killers which is troubling to my morality END SPOILER. One difficulty at the start was sorting out all of the characters as they are introduced one right after the other. But then they start dying and that makes it a bit easier to sort them out.

But it is a very quick read and enjoyable. I liked trying to puzzle out how they were committed and how they would be committed although I knew I wouldn't be able to figure out who did it. I flew through it even with my mom's persistent interruptions.

Overall: 5/5 Despite my perceived flaws, obviously a standout and definitely recommended!

Four and a half stars - Didn't expect to like it as much as I did. Like most teens, I'm not really a fan of 'old' books. But, I've gotten more of a fan of mystery novels in the past year because of some mystery freebies from the Kindle store, so that helped.

For the first twenty pages or so, when they were introducing ALL ten main characters, I have to admit nearly put the book down. But glad I didn't, as as soon as the introductions were through, it sped up pretty quickly.

I predicted the ending, but then again, I often do. Overall wonderful book, and I'm glad it was on my summer reading list. (Will be a freshman in high school in the fall.)

This edition tries (and fails) to be "PC" - I have long loved Agatha Christie's work and I've read "And Then There Were None" several times (I teach the novel in a high school). My only issue with this particular edition is that, in an attempt to be politically correct, the publishers chose to change the name of the island from Indian Island to Soldier Island. This would be alright except that they left in all of the anti-semitic rhetoric (with regards to Isaac Morris) and racist comments about African natives. If you're going to go PC, then do it completely or not at all. Or better yet, educate people about the changes in attitudes from one time period to another and read it in that context.

AMAZING! - This is by far the best mystery ive ever read. I couldnt put it down and finished it in 2 days!

One of my favorite mysteries - It's been about 15 years since I read this book, and I still remember it as one of my finest reads.