And Then There Were None
Ten strangers lured to an isolated island are accused of past crimes and die one by one in Agatha Christie's bestselling mystery novel.
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Ten strangers are summoned to a remote island off the Devon coast and accused, one by one, of unpunished crimes. The bodies start piling up in the order of an old nursery rhyme on the wall.
Yes. And Then There Were None is the best-selling mystery novel of all time, with over 100 million copies sold. It is also one of the best-selling books in any genre and is widely considered Agatha Christie's masterpiece.
Yes, many times. Notable versions include the 1945 René Clair film, multiple BBC adaptations including a 2015 miniseries with Aidan Turner, several Russian and German films, and stage plays. Christie wrote the original stage adaptation herself with a different ending.
And Then There Were None was written by Agatha Christie, published in 1939 by LGF.
And Then There Were None is 72 pages in standard print editions, though page counts vary slightly between hardcover, paperback, and large-print formats.
At an average reading pace of about 250 words per minute, And Then There Were None takes most readers 1 to 2 hours to finish.
And Then There Were None is a standalone novel by Agatha Christie, not part of a series.
And Then There Were None is available in hardcover, paperback, ebook, and audiobook formats from Amazon, Bookshop.org, ThriftBooks, and most major bookstores.
