Resumo de And Then There Were None

And Then There Were None is about eight guests who are invited to
an island by a mysterious stranger known as Mr. Owen. There are
actually ten guests on the island, but the butler and his wife are
already there before everyone else arrives. Some of the other guests
include a doctor, judge, soldier, governess, and others. They are
strangers to one another and people of various social classes. When the
guests arrive they learn that the mysterious Mr. Owen is not there and
that nobody seems to know who he is. Also, they are isolated from the
mainland and have no way to contact anyone. At first everything
seems ordinary, but while listening to a gramophone record each of the
guests is accused of murdering someone. Shortly after, each guest is
murdered one by one to the words of a children?s nursery rhyme known as
the Ten Little Indians. There is a copy of this nursery rhyme in
everybody?s room and near the kitchen there is a table with ten Indian
figurines and as each guest is murdered a corresponding figurine is
found missing from the table. After the first two deaths the guests
search the island and learn that there is nobody else on the island but
themselves and shortly after conclude that one of them is the murderer.
Meanwhile they show their darkest secrets about the murders they
committed. It becomes obvious that the circumstances under which the
crimes were committed the guilty parties could not be touched by the
law and that somebody has decided to seek justice. The most
brilliant aspect of this novel is not the mystery, but the aura of
suspense and increasing psychological tensions as the story progresses.
As the number of victims increases the remaining guests become to fear
one another. This element of fear and suspense and anticipation of
another murder is chilling. Also, some of the guests begin to feel
guilty for their previous crimes. The reader can feel the trepidation
that the remaining guests are experiencing. All the guests end up
dying and when the police investigate it seems that some of the murders
are committed under impossible circumstances. The murders are explained
in a manuscript found in the ocean. The conclusion is a surprise and
there are only three clues that even the most discernable of mystery
readers will probably not notice. Even after on reads the novel and
knows the identity of the murderer and the order in which the crimes
are committed, it is worth reading again. One reason is that the
characters are all well-developed three-dimensional figures with
distinct personalities. The reader becomes to identify with them as
real people rather than just characters. The best reason to reread the
novel is for the chilling atmosphere and the psychological tension of
fearing death and experiencing guilt that the guests must endure. It is
truly haunting.

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