Books like And Then There Were None? - Page 2

nicos · 02-28-2012, 09:35 AM

Hi,

There are numerous films which have taken "And Then There Were None" as the blueprint for their plots but not many books. With two exceptions. "A Maze of Death" by Philip K. Dick (a detective sci-fi book) has 14 travellers on the strange planet of DelmarkO who are being killed off one by one by a mysterious presence.
If you type in "And Then There Were None" as your keyword search on Amazon.com or Amazon.co.uk it will list similar books.
"The Ex" by Nicholas Sanders (a psychological thriller) is fifth or sixth on this list of results. I guarantee that “The Ex” is the closest novel you’ll find to "And Then There Were None" but is currently only available on the Kindle.

Hope this helps

BenG · 03-01-2012, 12:35 AM

There was a third movie in the seventies called Ten Little Indians with Richard Attenborough, Herbert Lom, Elke Summer, and Oliver Reed. It took place at an isolated hotel in the Iranian desert.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0072263/

nicos · 03-01-2012, 02:58 AM

Hi,

There are numerous films which have taken "And Then There Were None" as the blueprint for their plots but not many books, if any. With two exceptions. "A Maze of Death" by Philip K. Dick (a detective sci-fi book) has 14 travellers on the strange planet of DelmakO who are being killed off one by one by a mysterious presence.
If you type in "And Then There Were None" as your keyword search on Amazon.com or Amazon.co.uk it will list similar books.
"The Ex" by Nicholas Sanders (a psychological thriller) is fifth or sixth on this list of results. I guarantee that “The Ex” is the closest novel you’ll find to "And Then There Were None" but is currently only available on the Kindle.

Hope this helps

issybird · 07-25-2018, 08:12 AM

The movie discussion has been moved to a new dedicated thread in the Lounge.

BookCat · 08-28-2018, 08:59 AM

For similar novels, try any Christie and maybe Ngaio Marsh books. Death on the Nile is a particular Christie favourite.

Catlady · 08-28-2018, 01:40 PM

There's a new novel, An Unwanted Guest by Shari Lapena, that sounds similar to And Then There Were None. I haven't read it yet; I'm on the waiting list at my local library.

PurpleStar · 08-28-2018, 10:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Catlady

There's a new novel, An Unwanted Guest by Shari Lapena, that sounds similar to And Then There Were None. I haven't read it yet; I'm on the waiting list at my local library.

I’m 70% through it and yes it’s a good old ‘who done it’ mystery. Bunch of people trapped in an inn and getting murdered. Quite creepy.

Catlady · 08-29-2018, 12:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PurpleStar

I’m 70% through it and yes it’s a good old ‘who done it’ mystery. Bunch of people trapped in an inn and getting murdered. Quite creepy.

Sounds like fun! This seems like more of a traditional mystery than Shari Lapena's previous books, which I liked fairly well.

rkomar · 08-29-2018, 02:02 AM

If you don't mind science fiction, "One Way" by Simon Morden is a mystery about a group of convicts who are coerced into going to Mars to build a base there, and are being killed off one-by-one in the process. Like on Soldier Island, there is nowhere for them to run. The setting is the near future, so the technology is pretty much what we have today. No high-tech MacGuffins to keep the adventure rolling.

PurpleStar · 08-29-2018, 10:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Catlady

Sounds like fun! This seems like more of a traditional mystery than Shari Lapena's previous books, which I liked fairly well.

Yeah, it's different from her other books, but I like it. May be my favorite of the three. Have to see how it ends.

BookCat · 08-30-2018, 01:43 PM

An Unwanted Guest looks like it might be very good, but at that price I think I'll read an old Agatha paperback.

Catlady · 09-02-2018, 09:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PurpleStar

Yeah, it's different from her other books, but I like it. May be my favorite of the three. Have to see how it ends.

Quote:

Originally Posted by BookCat

An Unwanted Guest looks like it might be very good, but at that price I think I'll read an old Agatha paperback.

Stick to Agatha.

I read An Unwanted Guest, and when I finished I wanted to throw it across the room.

Spoiler:

BookCat · 09-02-2018, 01:31 PM

Catlady: I don't think my Kindle would have survived that ending!

PurpleStar · 09-02-2018, 02:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BookCat

Catlady: I don't think my Kindle would have survived that ending!

Yeah, I was pretty disappointed with the ending as well.

02-28-2012, 09:35 AM	#16
nicos Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2012 Device: kindle	similar books to "And Then There Were None" Hi, There are numerous films which have taken "And Then There Were None" as the blueprint for their plots but not many books. With two exceptions. "A Maze of Death" by Philip K. Dick (a detective sci-fi book) has 14 travellers on the strange planet of DelmarkO who are being killed off one by one by a mysterious presence. If you type in "And Then There Were None" as your keyword search on Amazon.com or Amazon.co.uk it will list similar books. "The Ex" by Nicholas Sanders (a psychological thriller) is fifth or sixth on this list of results. I guarantee that “The Ex” is the closest novel you’ll find to "And Then There Were None" but is currently only available on the Kindle. Hope this helps

03-01-2012, 02:58 AM	#18
nicos Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2012 Device: kindle	Books like And Then There Were None Hi, There are numerous films which have taken "And Then There Were None" as the blueprint for their plots but not many books, if any. With two exceptions. "A Maze of Death" by Philip K. Dick (a detective sci-fi book) has 14 travellers on the strange planet of DelmakO who are being killed off one by one by a mysterious presence. If you type in "And Then There Were None" as your keyword search on Amazon.com or Amazon.co.uk it will list similar books. "The Ex" by Nicholas Sanders (a psychological thriller) is fifth or sixth on this list of results. I guarantee that “The Ex” is the closest novel you’ll find to "And Then There Were None" but is currently only available on the Kindle. Hope this helps

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BenG Home Guard Posts: 4,729 Karma: 86721650 Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Alpha Ralpha Boulevard Device: Kindle Oasis 3G, iPhone 6	There was a third movie in the seventies called Ten Little Indians with Richard Attenborough, Herbert Lom, Elke Summer, and Oliver Reed. It took place at an isolated hotel in the Iranian desert. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0072263/

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BookCat C L J Posts: 2,912 Karma: 21115458 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Birmingham UK Device: Sony e-reader 505, Kindle PW2, Kindle PW3, Kobo Libra2	For similar novels, try any Christie and maybe Ngaio Marsh books. Death on the Nile is a particular Christie favourite.

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Catlady Grand Sorcerer Posts: 7,345 Karma: 52398889 Join Date: Oct 2010 Device: Kindle Fire, Kindle Paperwhite, AGPTek Bluetooth Clip	There's a new novel, An Unwanted Guest by Shari Lapena, that sounds similar to And Then There Were None. I haven't read it yet; I'm on the waiting list at my local library.

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rkomar Wizard Posts: 2,982 Karma: 18343081 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Sudbury, ON, Canada Device: PRS-505, PB 902, PRS-T1, PB 623, PB 840, PB 633	If you don't mind science fiction, "One Way" by Simon Morden is a mystery about a group of convicts who are coerced into going to Mars to build a base there, and are being killed off one-by-one in the process. Like on Soldier Island, there is nowhere for them to run. The setting is the near future, so the technology is pretty much what we have today. No high-tech MacGuffins to keep the adventure rolling.

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