Agatha Christie: And Then There Were None

Summary Ten people, each with something to hide and something to fear, are invited to a lonely mansion on Indian Island by a host who, surprisingly, fails to appear. On the island they are cut off from everything but each other and the inescapable shadows of their own past lives. One by one, the guests share the darkest secrets of their wicked pasts. And one by one, they start to die…

Year: 1939 Location: England

Cast of characters Dr. Edward George Armstrong, William Henry Blore, Emily Caroline Brent, Vera Elizabeth Claythorne, Sir Thomas Legge, Captain Philip Lombard, General John Macarthur, Inspector Maine, Anthony James Marston, Fred Narracott, Ethel Rogers, Thomas Rogers, Mr. Justice Laurence John Wargrave

Publishing history First published in the UK as ‘Ten Little Niggers’ by William Collins Sons & Co. in London in 1939. First published as ‘And Then There Were None’ by Dodd, Mead & Co. in New York in 1940. Stage: Adapted with a more romantic ending in 1943 by Agatha Christie. It opened in London at St. James Theathre November 17, 1943 titled ‘Ten Little Niggers’ and as ‘Ten Little Indians’ in the US at Broadhurst Theatre in New York City on June 27, 1944. Films: ‘And Then There Were None’, 1945 was the first feature film version and produced in the US by Twentieth Century Fox. The second, ‘Ten Little Indians’, 1965, was by Seven Arts Films in England with the setting moved to a remote mountain top castle in the Austrian Alps. The third film, ‘Ten Little Indians’, 1975, was produced by Avco-Embassy, Inc. with the setting in a remote hotel in the Iranian desert. The fourth, again titled ‘Ten Little Indians’, 1989, was produced by Breton Films who moved the locale to an African safari. The film adaptations all retained the ending of the play, rather than the original of the novel. TV: BBC produced a TV version of the stage adaptation, which aired as a live drama on August 20, 1949, as ‘Ten Little Niggers’.

Notes and reviews One of the most carefully planned of Christie’s mysteries; she herself considered the plot “near-impossible”. “It was so difficult to do that the idea had fascinated me… I wrote the book after a tremendous amount of planning, and I was pleased with what I had made of it.” – Agatha Christie, An Autobiography, 1977. The rhyme comes from a Victorian music hall show song written by Frank Green in 1869, an adaptation in itself of the American comic song, ‘Ten Little Indians’, written by Septimus Winner, published 1868. The author includes the complete song in Chapter 2 of the novel.

Murder methods: Multiple.

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David Eddings: Tamuli Series

Tamuli Series
by David Eddings

Book#1: Domes of Fire
Six years had passed since the redoubtable knight Sparhawk had triumphed over the evil God Azash and returned to Elenia with Queen Ehlana, his bride. And now a new danger had arisen to threaten the peace of Ehlana’s realm. The trouble had started quietly. At home, bandits began to plague the hill country. In neighboring Lamorkand, the customary political unrest turned ominous with whispers that the bloody heroes of old soon would rise again. And travelers reported that the Trolls had all disappeared from the icy northern haunts of Thalesia. Simple problems, apparently unrelated – until an ambassador arrived from the far-off Tamul empire, begging Sparhawk’s aid. For these same dangers that stalked Ehlana’s kingdom had already struck his realm full-force. The fabled ancient warriors of Tamuli had indeed returned – intent on carnage. Monsters and fell magics had followed, and the havoc and terror they spawned were tearing the empire apart. The empire had sent for the Pandion Knight who had killed the God Azash. If Sparhawk wanted to stop this danger before it could savage his own land, he now must lend his aid. Sparhawk, Ehlana, and their daughter, Princess Danae, agreed to make the grueling trek to the far-distant empire of the east. They traveled in company with a handful of trusted companions: the stalwart champions of the four Militant Orders, the knight Berit, Mirtai the giantess, and the young thief Talen. With the child-goddess Aphrael to speed their journey, they began the treacherous traverse of the utmost reaches of the Daresian continent, to Tamul’s distant capital. There, in the emperor’s glittering court, they would encounter corruption, treachery – and a greater danger than any man had faced before! David Eddings opens a bold new chapter in the saga begun in his bestselling series, The Elenium. In his dazzling trademark style, Eddings weaves a compelling tale of strange magic and breathtaking adventure, staunch friends and deadly enemies.

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Book#2: The Shining Ones
Years past, the Child-Goddess Aphrael had hidden Bhelliom, the Stone of Power. It rested at the very bottom of the deepest ocean, that nevermore should its awesome power sing temptation to mortal men. Now Sparhawk, Knight and Queen’s Champion, must retrieve that Sapphire Rose from its briny sleep. For only with the might of Bhelliom could he hope to thwart the fiendish schemes directed against the Tamul empire, and against his own homeland. Sparhawk’s journey to recover Bhelliom would be fraught with peril. Only with Goddess’ help could he hope to recover the stone. And that would only begin his quest, for the forces of evil sought to capture the gem for their own diabolical ends. Sparhawk and his loyal companions must keep Bhelliom safe from those who sought to steal it, as well as from the horrors which those evildoers had already loosed upon the world. Most feared of all the monsters that terrorized Tamuli were the Shining Ones: dreaded, glowing beings whose merest touch could melt human flesh from bone. All too soon, Sparhawk and his allies found themselves stalked by those fell creatures out of myth. For the Shining Ones, too, had designs on Bhelliom – designs that would change the very shape of the world… David Eddings launches a triumphant new chapter in his bestselling saga, The Tamuli, an astonishing quest ranging across majestic continents and among strange peoples. Once again Eddings weaves his unique and compelling brand of magic into an unforgettable tapestry of men and women and Gods, of sorcery and valor, and of an ancient world on the brink of cataclysm.

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Book#3: The Hidden City
The third and final volume in David Eddings’s epic fantasy series.

Battle had been joined and fought and won. The Pandion Knight Sparhawk had met the forces of the foul God Cyrgon upon the field of valor, and justice and might had carried the day. But even in Sparhawk’s moment of triumph had come a crushing blow. For far away from the battlefield, Cyrgon’s hired minions had by treachery and stealth stolen away Sparhawk’s very heart: they had kidnapped the beautiful Queen Ehlana, his wife.

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Nora Roberts – Born In Trilogy

Born in Fire

When the harsh storms of winter descend upon western Ireland, the locals stay indoors – and visitors stay away. Brianna Concannon’s bed-and-breakfast becomes a cold and empty place. And that’s fine with Brianna. She enjoys the peace and quiet, even when icy winds howl at her window.

This year, though, she’s expecting an unusual guest – mystery writer Grayson Thane – from America. A restless wanderer with a dark past, he plans to spend the cold winter alone. Yet sometimes fate has a plan of its own. Sometimes a fire can be born in ice . . .

Born in Ice

Maggie Concannon is a glassmaker whose exquisite works are more than mere objects of beauty: they are reflections of her own true nature. One man has seen the soul in her art, and vows to help this complex woman build a lucrative career.

When gallery owner Rogan Sweeney comes to Maggie’s isolated studio, her heart is enflamed by their fierce attraction – and her scarred past is slowly healed by a gentle and forgiving love.

Born in Shame

Shannon Bodine is a talented graphic artist whose life revolves around her job at a prestigious New York advertising agency. Her world is turned upside down when she learns the identity of her real father: Thomas Concannon.

Respecting her late mother’s wish, Shannon travels, however reluctantly, to County Clare. There, her loneliness and shame melt away in the embrace of the family she never knew existed. And amid the lush Irish landscape, steeped in mysticism and legend, she discovers the possibility of a love that is meant to be.

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