Saturday, September 12, 2009

And Then There Were None

Wow, what a book! The suspense was agonizing, but all worth it in the end. Agatha Christie's And Then There Were None is about ten people who were summoned to Indian Island--each with different reasons. As soon as they get there, they all want to meet the person who was responsible for summoning them there, but they soon find out that they are the only ones on this mysterious island. Soon enough, people start disapearing one by one, and are later discovered dead. The question on everyone's minds suddenly becomes: who is next? Eventually all ten are found dead, but the only question that remains is who was it that was responsible for all this?
I thought it very creative how Agatha Christie conducted the happenings in this book: how she tied in the poem about the ten little indians, and how the killer was amongst them. Also, how she misled the reader to think one person is the murderer, and to all of a sudden put them on the list of "innocent" because they wound up dead. No wonder Agatha Christie has the title the "Queen of Crime", she deserves it especially after writing such a thrilling mystery!
I found it especially interesting how she decided to reveal to all of us (warning : SPOILER) how all that happened on the island was nothing magic, just the cleverness of Mr. Justice Wargrace. I can most definitely see myself re-reading this fantastic mystery in the near future!

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