And Then There Were None — Agatha Christie
And Then There Were None
Agatha ChristieHARPER
And Then There Were None
Agatha ChristieTen 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 Eigth Stranded by a violent strom and haunted by an ancient nursery rhyme vounting dow one by one as one by one the begin to die Seven Which amongst them is the killer and will any of them survive One of the very best most genuinely bewildering Christies Observer Agatha Christie s masterpiece Spectator
Harper Collins
1939 Europe teeters on the brink of war Ten strangers are invited to Soldier Island an isolated rock near the Devon coast Cut off from the mainland with their generous hosts Mr and Mrs U N Owen mysteriously absent they are each accused of a terrible crime When one of the party dies suddenly they realise they may be harbouring a murderer among their number The 10 strangers include a reckless playboy a troubled Harley Street doctor a formidable judge an uncouth detective an unscrupulous mercenary a God fearing spinster two restless servants a highly decorated general and an anxious secretary One by one they are picked off Who will survive And who is the killer Copies of an ominous nursery rhyme hang in each room the murders mimicking the awful fates of its Ten Little Soldier Boys The clear winner in an international online poll held to discover the world s favourite Agatha Christie book this new paperback also coincides with a new 3 part BBC TV adaptation featuring a stellar ensemble cast Douglas Booth Charles Dance Maeve Dermody Burn Gorman Anna Maxwell Martin Sam Neill Miranda Richardson Toby Stephens Noah Taylor and Aidan Turner
Harper Collins
1939 Europe teeters on the brink of war Ten strangers are invited to Soldier Island an isolated rock near the Devon coast Cut off from the mainland with their generous hosts Mr and Mrs U N Owen mysteriously absent they are each accused of a terrible crime When one of the party dies suddenly they realise they may be harbouring a murderer among their number The 10 strangers include a reckless playboy a troubled Harley Street doctor a formidable judge an uncouth detective an unscrupulous mercenary a God fearing spinster two restless servants a highly decorated general and an anxious secretary One by one they are picked off Who will survive And who is the killer Copies of an ominous nursery rhyme hang in each room the murders mimicking the awful fates of its Ten Little Soldier Boys The clear winner in an international online poll held to discover the world s favourite Agatha Christie book this new paperback also coincides with a new 3 part BBC TV adaptation featuring a stellar ensemble cast Douglas Booth Charles Dance Maeve Dermody Burn Gorman Anna Maxwell Martin Sam Neill Miranda Richardson Toby Stephens Noah Taylor and Aidan Turner