"Ten little soldier boys went out to dine,
One choked his little self and then there were nine...."
So begins the poem in each bedroom of the ten guests invited to Soldier Island. Ten guests...and only one knows that none shall ever return.
After dinner one evening, while all are gathered in the living room, a voice is heard, and it accuses everyone present of murder! Then, the number of guests begin to dwindle as, one-by-one, the unknown accusor claims a life. Further more, no one else is on the island save for the dwindling number of guests and the increasing number of bodies. Repelled from each other by fear yet bonded together for security, they must find which one of them is the murderer or none will be left to tell the tale.
This book, often considered Christie's greatest masterpiece, is definitely a winner. Stuffed with shady characters and replete with many twists and turns, not even the reader knows whom he can fully trust. Moreover, the plot is original and genius. A must read for all mystery fans!
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