And Then There Were None
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First published in Britain in 1939, Agatha Christie’s And Then There Were None brings ten strangers to Soldier Island, an isolated retreat off the Devon coast, where their mysterious hosts are nowhere to be found. Each guest is accused of a terrible crime, and when the first death occurs, the remaining visitors begin to suspect that one of their own is responsible. As the guests are killed one by one, following the grim pattern of a nursery rhyme, suspicion spreads and the possibility of escape dwindles. With no detective to guide the investigation, Christie turns the classic mystery into a claustrophobic contest of nerves, secrets and self-preservation.
Christie regarded the novel as one of her most challenging works to construct, and its intricate plotting helped secure its place among the defining achievements of Golden Age detective fiction. Beneath its ingenious puzzle lies a darker examination of guilt, justice and the limits of human judgement, as each character is forced to confront the past they have tried to leave behind. Relentless in its suspense and remarkable in its design, And Then There Were None remains one of the most influential crime novels ever written, demonstrating Christie’s extraordinary command of misdirection and her ability to make an apparently closed world feel terrifyingly uncertain.
From the book
“There was something magical about an island—the mere word suggested fantasy.”
— Agatha Christie, And Then There Were None
On And Then There Were None
“Grand suspense, a unique trick, expertly handled.”
— Kirkus Reviews