Title: And Then There Were None Author: Agatha Christie Setting:

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Title: And then there were none Author: Agatha Christie Setting: Indian Island Accusations: Edward George Armstrong, on March 14 1925 killed Louisa Clees Mary.Emily Caroline Brent on November 5th 1931 killed Beatrice Taylor William Henry Blore killed James Stephen Landor on October 10th 1928 Vera Elizabeth Claythorne on August 11 1935 killed Cyril Ogilvie Hamilton Philip Lombard on February 1932 killed 21 East African Men John Macarthur on January 4 1917 sent his wife?s lover to his death Anthony Marston on November 14 killed John& Lucy Combes Thomas & Ethel Rogers May 6 1929 killed Jennifer Brady Lawrence Wargrave June 10 1930 killed Edward Senton This book is about 10 people who are told to go to Indian Island. They were told to go their bye a friend or college that met and had some strong ties with at one point or another. All 10 people had never ever seen each other some were skeptical about the whole concept of the letter. But they went out of sheer curiosity. At the Train station they all say each other while waiting for a cab, most started a slight conversation with each other. They all arrived at a machine. They went inside to just be welcomed by an elderly couple. They all settled in. They soon started talking and they asked each other if they new who they were here to see, and to there amazement no one new who they people were. Soon night came and they all gathered in a room started drinking and talking. All of a sudden a voice came out of nowhere and started revealing their deepest darkest secrets. They went into in the next room and they say a gramophone with a record on it. The next thing they no The Old woman had passed out. Soon Dr. Macarthur came to her aid. Every one shortly got back in the drawing room and tried to figure out who was responsible for this act of treachery and so called lies. Every one revealed the letters that were sent to them. Everyone but the butler Mr. Rogers. Who said he was sent here bye his agency. John Macarthur gets up to get another drink, minutes later John Macarthur was on the floor lying motionless. They found out he was dead. Every one soon left the drawing room for their beds while pondering what could have happened to Macarthur as for Mrs. Rogers Dr. Armstrong...

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