Most readers will probably anticipate the true culprit finally being revealed with the last of the ten standing. I loved that the mystery doesn’t end in an expected way. Owen? And who will be this murderer’s next victim? Christie does an excellent job of making readers wonder: Who is U.N. It becomes clear that the ten are intended victims of Mr. He went and hanged himself and then there were none. One got frizzled up and then there was one. Two little Indian boys sitting in the sun Three little Indian boys walking in the Zoo Ī big bear hugged one and then there were two.
One got in Chancery and then there were four.įour little Indian boys going out to sea Ī red herring swallowed one and then there were three. Six little Indian boys playing with a hive Ī bumblebee stung one and then there were five.įive little Indian boys going in for law One chopped himself in halves and then there were six. Seven little Indian boys chopping up sticks One said he’d stay there and then there were seven. Nine little Indian boys sat up very late Įight little Indian boys travelling in Devon One choked his little self and then there were nine. One of the guests drops dead, and poison is thought to be the cause of death! When another of the ten is found dead the next morning, the remaining eight discover that they are being killed off, one by one, in a gruesome twist on the words of the “Ten Little Indians” rhyme: The visit takes a dark turn when a record played by the unsuspecting butler announces the true nature of the trip: all ten have been charged with murder by the mysterious Owen! ( See passage below.)Īs unsettling as the eerie accusations are, the situation quickly becomes more sinister. Owen is not present at his house when his guests arrive. For one, no one associated with Indian Island, including the boat guide who takes the guests to the island and the butler and his wife, have met Mr. A vague acquaintance of the ten has purchased it, so each guest eagerly accepts his/her invitation without much question.
The mystery opens with ten strangers traveling to privately-owned Indian Island, a tiny piece of land situated near Devon, England. And Then There Were None is my first Agatha Christie mystery, and it lived up to my high expectations!
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