Ten Little *** by Agatha Christie

Ten Little *** by Agatha Christie—now more commonly published under the titles And Then There Were None or Ten Little Soldiers—is a masterfully plotted mystery novel in which ten strangers are lured to a secluded island under false pretenses. Once there, they discover they are being accused of past crimes, and one by one, they begin to die in accordance with the lines of a sinister nursery rhyme. As suspicion and fear mount, the guests realize the killer must be among them. Widely considered one of Christie’s most ingenious and chilling works, the novel explores themes of justice, guilt, and retribution, and remains a cornerstone of the classic whodunit genre. The original title, now recognized as racially offensive, has been changed in most modern editions.