Paperback: 272 pages Publisher: St. Martin’s Griffin (May 3, 2004) Language: English ISBN-10: 0312330871 ISBN-13: 978-0312330873	Order book here:
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Characters:

Judge Lawrence Wargrave – A recently retired judge.
Vera Claythorne – Secretary to Mrs. Owen.
Philip Lombard – Former mercenary soldier in Africa.
Dr. Edward George Armstrong – A gullible, slightly timid doctor. William Henry Blore – A former police inspector.
Emily Brent – An old, religious woman who reads her Bible every day.
Thomas Rogers – The dignified butler.
General John Gordon Macarthur – The oldest guest.
Ethel Rogers – Rogers’s wife.
Anthony Marston – A rich, athletic, handsome youth.

Synopsis:

Ten people are invited to a lonelys secluded island. Once there, they are each accused of separate crimes. One by one each character is killed according to lines on a poem in each person’s room. Who is the killer? Who is Mr. and Mrs.. U. N. Owen and what is their agenda?

Review:

An interesting mystery Agatha Christie. One of the main problems I have is that some of the terms have become antiquated, and keeps the book from being timeless. Also, I think I’d have enjoyed the story more if I’d not seen the movie prior to reading the book. The scenes were very suspenseful, but the characters were cardboard cutouts of archtypes, and didn’t have a lot of dimension to them.

If you are a fan of old style mysteries, or of Agatha Christie, then you’d definitely like this book. I think it would be acceptable to older teens and adults, but again isn’t for very young children.

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