And Then There Were None

A BBC Full-Cast Radio Dramatisation

audio cd, 1 pages

Published Jan. 6, 2011 by BBC Books.

ISBN:
978-1-4084-6760-2
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And Then There Were None is a mystery novel by the English writer Agatha Christie, described by her as the most difficult of her books to write. It was first published in the United Kingdom by the Collins Crime Club on 6 November 1939, as Ten Little Niggers, after the children's counting rhyme and minstrel song, which serves as a major element of the plot. A US edition was released in January 1940 with the title And Then There Were None, which is taken from the last five words of the song. All successive American reprints and adaptations use that title, except for the Pocket Books paperbacks published between 1964 and 1986, which appeared under the title Ten Little Indians. UK editions continued to use the original title until the current definitive title appeared with a reprint of the 1963 Fontana Paperback in 1985.

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This book didn't hold me in suspense like I'd hoped it would; all of the pieces fell into place so neatly that it felt contrived--and unbelievable. The most interesting part of the story was the psychological effect the situation had on the characters--their carefully-guarded internal monologues became increasingly revealing as the pressure mounted. As I neared the end, I hoped that a stroke of [a:Agatha Christie|123715|Agatha Christie|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1321738793p2/123715.jpg]'s mystery genius would make for a satisfactory resolution, but I just couldn't buy the ending. Rounding up from 2.5 stars.

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