And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie Essays -- Then There Were

And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie  And Then There Were None, is an intrigue murder mystery novel that follows the lines of a poem called tenner Little Indians.  The story is intricately written to keep the reader in absolute unbelief from the beginning to end. The novel involves eight people being mysteriously invited to spend a summer holiday on Indian Island.  Among the eight are a judge (Justice John Wargrave), doctor (Edward James Armstrong), military general (General John Macarthur), former inspector/current private detective (William Blore), mercenary (Phillip Lombard), young gamey athlete (Tony Marston), religious woman (Emily Brent), and a schoolt separatelyer (Vera Claythorne).  Additionally, a married couple consisting of a butler (Thomas Rogers) and a maid (Ethel Rogers) are both already present on the island.  With the exception of the Rogers, only the host, who is expected to arrive the next day, is absent.  As the guests begin talki ng together, they discover that all of them were invited by a Mr. U.N. Owen.  Wargrave surmises that their hosts allude is fictitious since it so closely resembles the word unknown.  The other guests agree, and tension begins to build.  Another mystery is the fact that each of the guests has found a poem titled Ten Little Indians in each of their rooms, and mysteriously enough, it appears that there are ten small Indian statuettes arranged at the dinner t up to(p).  It doesnt take long for each of the guests to realize that the poem and statuettes are representative for each of them. With passing of the first nights dinner, the group hears a mysterious voice condemning each one of them to a specific murder.  A phonograph i... ...led, and even made comments to other guests that he was ready to die.  In an absolute panic, Vera ends up killing Blore and then, not being able to deal with what is happening, she commits suicide. The last topic of discussion I found was the one pertaining to death.  Death occurs continuously throughout the novel.  After the guests realize that the other guests are not having mere accidents or killing themselves, they realize they are all going to die.  With the exception of Wargrave, all of the islands guests die.  Rather, they are all murdered. This was an exceptional novel, masterfully written to egg on the reader into feeling the very same fears, doubts and suspicions as the characters.  The only thing I didnt like was the fact that Wargrave is never found, nor is there a mention as to why his body is never found.