And then there were none by Agatha Christie


Not for nothing is Agatha Christie called the 'Queen of Crime'. My introduction to the world of Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple was this book right here. Yes I know it has no mention of either, but when I finished reading this book, I couldn't wait to read more.

Ten strangers are invited to a remote island under some pretext. They all hide dark secrets and they all die one by one. The entire plot is so brilliant, it could only emerge from the mind of Agatha Christie. The conclusion to this novel will shock you because you won't see it coming, at all!

The novel tells of how the world is a small place, how your actions - small and big impact people around you, how the impact lasts a lifetime and how, sooner or later, you have to face the reckoning for your crimes. People from across all status of society are isolated on the island and the betrayals, the lies, the facades; all start collapsing as the death count rises.

I fell in love with the writing style, the storytelling and the tight plot of this book. You can't put it down because you are equally keen to know how these people are falling dead, seemingly like a phantom is killing them. The truth, revealed at the end, couldn't be far from this spectre theory. This is one of those books you wish to read for the first time again to experience the sheer thrill of the story. Do yourself a favour and read this one if you haven't (I envy you!)

It's a solid 4.5/5

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