This
is in neither the Miss Marple nor Poirot series, and is the first by
Christie I’ve read that’s not but I really enjoyed it; it is in fact one
of my favorites now. It’s definately darker and more suspenseful than
others I’ve read by her. Ten people are invited to stay on a small
island not far off the coast of England for the summer. Eight of them
arrive together by a small boat run by a local; the other two arrived
earlier as they were hired as house keepers. The island is called Indian
Island and hanging on the wall inside each of the bedrooms is a framed
children’s rhyme, 10 Little Indian Boys which tells of the demise of
each, one by one until there were none. This is where the books gets
it’s name because very shortly after arriving they die, one by one, just
in way the rhyme describes. The group is unsure at first if they are
accidents or intentional and if intentional who is doing it, one of them
or someone in hiding. It’s a very stirring story so I won’t give away
more. I highly recommend if if you like mysteries and or classics, but
as I said this this not as cozy (as some would say), as the Miss Marples
or the Poirots, so do expect more thrills and chills. I listened to the
audiobook read by Hugh Fraser and thoroughly enjoyed his performance as
usual.
[If you enjoy this, you may also wish to try
The Big Four, also by Agatha Christie.]
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And Then There Were None web site ] | [ official
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