Tolog Review: And Then There Were None

And Then There Were None
by Agatha Christie
reviewed by Christine Nguyen

Ten strangers are invited to an island under different pretenses. They enjoy themselves until a storm cuts them off from any outer communication...leaving all ten stranded until the weather calms down. They do not realize they are doomed until a recording plays. Through the recording, all are accused of a specific crime each has committed and gone away with and all do not deny their accusation. The recording also reveals that the ten strangers were not brought to enjoy a vacation; they were brought to “pay” for their actions. All are shocked and and even more shocked when one of the guest dies in less than on hour the recording was played. Afterwards, the strangers notice one of the ten figurines is now smashed and that the first death in the nursery rhyme ,“And Then There Were None”, reflects the manner of how the first guest died. The nine come to a conclusion that in order to survive, they must found out who is the murderer among them all before there are none.

Written by Agatha Christie, And Then There Were None is bound to attract all mystery lovers. The book feeds readers more than its complex crime scenario and fast paced plot. Christy constantly challenges the concept of justice through the motives and actions of the murderer. By Aristotle, justice is defined as “giving each man what they are due”. But does that the murderer killing other murderers is justified because of his intentions? Read the novel And Then There Were None to decide for yourself.