Indian Island

 

And Then There Were None
by Agatha Christie
Reviewed by

Liz
N

6th
Grade

Published in:1966
Length:264 pages
Ranking (1-10): . . .
Genre:Mystery
Age:Adult


This is a wonderfully written mystery book!

What would you do if you were asked to come to a mysterious island for a relaxing vacation, by an unknown host? This book was structured around ten characters. At first these people find the island interesting, and all the little trinkets lying around such as the ten little Indian figures sitting on the mantelpiece, and the poem of Ten Little Indians that goes like this:

"Ten little Indian boys went out to dine, one choked himself and then there were nine, ... One little Indian boy left all alone, he went out and hanged himself and then there were none." pg. (22).

Then before you knew it they started to be murdered like the boys in the poem, and slowly all the little Indian figures disappears as people die. As soon as the first person died the remaining people searched the island for the culprit. Seeing how they found no one, there was a witch hunt amongst the nine of them, and from that point on it is all about accusing each other.

I liked this book because I thought that the written was very strong, and the person who ended up being the killer was the one you least expected. The way they discussed it was, you never got to know this character until the epilogue. The writer also hinted who would be most logical each time someone dies, but each time it's someone different. Another masterpiece by Agatha Christie.


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