And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie

And Then There Were None

by

Agatha Christie

The local library's daytime reading group selection for March is Agatha Christie's And Then There Were None.  Several of the group enjoy mysteries as their favorite genre and someone suggested one book be a classic this year.  So this book fit both criteria.  First published in 1939, it is recognized as the best selling crime novel of all time.  Ten people visit an island resort and begin to be killed off one by one.  There is a poem hanging on the wall about ten little soldiers and how they each one disappear as time goes on and there are ten glass soldiers in the middle of the dining room table from which one disappears each time a group member is killed.  Originally the poem was called ten little "niggers" and when that, thankfully, became unacceptable it was reworked to be ten little "Indians".  The most recent update was to rewrite the poem to be about ten little "soldiers".  The book was well written by a famous author.  It is a classic.  Definitely worth the read and one that everyone should read at some point.  But since mystery is not my genre I will probably not include it in my top ten list for 2019.  It did entertain me though and is a decent enough  book.  And I have to admit that I did not solve the mystery.  I had picked the person that was the culprit but then incorrectly ruled him out part way through.   Please click on the author's name and book title above to follow the links to more information.  And enjoy the video that follows.  It is a movie trailer from one of the many movies made from this famous novel.