Mystery Solved and Revealed

During the break, I have finished And Then There Were None. I couldn’t figure out who the killer was until it was revealed at the end. What threw me off is that the real killer had “died” before all the other characters died. I also thought it was a very planned out crime. I had to follow slowly how exactly did the killer kill the guest and because there are a lot of characters. I do get confused easily and thought it was chaotic. The real killer knew the guests background and history so s/he used it against them making everyone a suspect. I liked how the killer used a bit psychology for his/her last victim making the victim willingly suicide.

I think the point of the crime is kind of stupid and that the killer has mental issues. When the killer exposed who s/he is when s/he wrote everything in a letter in a bottle I realize that s/he is very weird. S/he has a strong sense for justice but also wants to commit a crime that is unsolvable which explains why s/he brought these certain people (who are directly or indirectly related to a murder or death of someone else) to the island. The killer loved the poem of The Ten Little Indians and decided to plan his murder that follows that story (this was expected and shown clearly through the continuous mention of Indians: Indian Island, the Indian poem on the wall, and the 10 Little Indian dolls).

I would recommend this book to anyone who likes mystery because this was an unexpected conclusion. Also, Christie has a very good way of holding the tension and letting the curiosity of the reader float around. As a reader, we only know the way the guests are going to die but we have no idea who the killer is and how s/he is going to commit the murder of the guests. Christie is good at intentionally giving clues that she wants the reader to know while hiding who the real murder is.