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I've read a small amount of Agatha Christie before and was mainly planning on working my way through the Miss Marple series. Then I discovered the reviews for this clever little standalone. 10 creepy murders on a deserted island, all set to a poem about 10 little indian boys. One of the guests on the island must be the murderer, but I was constantly changing my mind about who it was. Tightly plotted, exciting and intriguing, this mystery will keep you guessing while being short enough to read in
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"A Classic Mystery" I loved it!
I love Agatha Christie Mysteries! and I loved And Then There Were None also called Ten Little Indians. I seen the 1945 version of the movie on late-nite TV but had never read the book before.
Eight people show up on Indian Island along with the two "new" servants Mr. and Mrs. Rogers to find their host Mr. and Mrs. U. N. Owen are nowhere to be found. Ten people on a private Island , all with secrets in their past. A poem shows up about the Ten Little Indians. Then th ...more
I love Agatha Christie Mysteries! and I loved And Then There Were None also called Ten Little Indians. I seen the 1945 version of the movie on late-nite TV but had never read the book before.
Eight people show up on Indian Island along with the two "new" servants Mr. and Mrs. Rogers to find their host Mr. and Mrs. U. N. Owen are nowhere to be found. Ten people on a private Island , all with secrets in their past. A poem shows up about the Ten Little Indians. Then th ...more

This is one of my all time favorites. I first knew of this story from the movie with Barry Fitzgerald from 1945. I think I have seen every version. In fact I am watching the lifetime version that was was on not very long ago.
Ten unrelated people arrive at a isolated island. They discover that each were brought there under interesting and false pretenses. In each of the guest rooms is a nursery rhyme of the Ten Little Indians (or soldiers depending on version). It starts out with 10 but as the rh ...more
Ten unrelated people arrive at a isolated island. They discover that each were brought there under interesting and false pretenses. In each of the guest rooms is a nursery rhyme of the Ten Little Indians (or soldiers depending on version). It starts out with 10 but as the rh ...more

Amazing, incredible, mind blowing are some of the adjectives that come to mind spontaneously....I really see why this novel went on to be a best seller...No more words minced...just read the novel to enjoy this hell of a hair raising, breath taking ride......awesome...just plain awesome...and sheer meticulous planning from the master of crime stories....

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