by Agatha Christie
reviewed by Campbell Green
Imagine that out of nowhere you are invited to stay on a famous island. You’re invited by an old friend, or hired to do a job. That is exactly what takes place in the novel And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie. In this mystery novel, 10 complete strangers are invited by one Mr. Owen to stay at his house on Indian Island. All ten characters are somehow convinced that this trip will be an ordinary, carefree trip. However, when the ten guests arrive, they are surprised that Mr. Owen is nowhere to be seen. Among these guests is a doctor, a judge, an ex-governess, a soldier, a “sixty-five-year-old spinster,” a general, an ordinary young man, an ex C.I.D, a butler, and his wife. These newfound acquaintances must learn to live together on this puzzling island. Throughout this thrilling story, the fate of all the guests is in the hands of a nursery rhyme, familiar to all of them, about ten young Indian boys.
This novel has a great enigmatic storyline that keeps the reader on his or her toes, guessing every chapter what is going to happen next. Agatha Christie is one of the most famous mystery writers, and this is her best-selling novel. Christie was an English novelist famous for her crime novels. She wrote 66 detective novels and 14 short stories in her time. Christie uses imagery and mature English throughout this novel, which keeps the reader hooked the entire time. I strongly suggest reading this book; it could not have been written any better.
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