From Goodreads: The World's Bestselling Mystery
"Ten . . ."
Ten strangers are lured to an isolated island mansion off the Devon coast by a mysterious "U.N. Owen."
"Nine . . ."
At dinner a recorded message accuses each of them in turn of having a guilty secret, and by the end of the night one of the guests is dead.
"Eight . . ."
Stranded by a violent storm, and haunted by a nursery rhyme counting down one by one . . . one by one they begin to die.
"Seven . . ."
Who among them is the killer and will any of them survive?
Thoughts: Another read for 100 Best Books List Challenge, this time in the crime category. I've never read an Agatha Christie before, not sure why – most probably because while they aren't your high brow literature classics, they are still classed as classics and let's face it, it's taken me a little while to get over that hurdle!
And
Then There Were None was originally published as Ten Little Niggers
and then as Ten Little Indians. Not hard to see why and in my
opinion, one of the few justifiable changes to a books original
texts. (I never understood the need to stop Noddy and Big Ears
sharing a bed or having Harry Potter look for the Sorcerer's Stone
rather than the Philosopher's Stone).
I
chose this particular Christie title because it was on the list. My
dilemma now is which one to read next – do a read in chronological
order or series
order? Suggestions welcomed!
I
liked this for several reasons – mostly because it was clever and
not full of guns and car chases. At no point did I have any idea who
the murderer was. Maybe as I read more Christie I'll pick up her
style and be able to make more educated guesses, but for this moment
I love being completely in the dark. I was totally perplexed until
the end.
My
biggest issue was at the same time I was reading this, my husband I
started watching The Walking Dead.
As
I am wont to do with things that make an impression on me, I dream
about them. Can I just let you know a dream that is a mash up between
Agatha Christie and The Walking Dead results in zombies walking
around a old English country house drinking whiskey and speaking in
plum English accents is in equal parts of hilarious and frightening!
