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Originally Posted by outlander78
Hi folks.
My all-time favourite mystery novel is "And Then There Were None" (aka "Ten Little Indians") by Agatha Christie. For those who don't know it, it is the classic story of ten people on an island, being killed off one by one and trying to figure out which of them is the murderer. Two movies and a stage play have also come from the movie; the last one is also one of my favourite movies.
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reading this description can't help but agreeing with Raymond Chandler and his criticism of Conan Doyle, Christie and other corpse-providers in his essay
The simple act of murder. Shouldn't the people in the island be running for their lifes instead of trying to figure out who is the murderer?
of course, despite Chandler's criticism, it is indeed fun and stimulating reading.
