She’s called the Queen of Mystery for a reason—over two billion books sold, only outranked by Shakespeare and the Bible. But no novel in her legendary career sharpens her crown quite like And Then There Were None .

If you think you know whodunnit, you haven’t met Agatha Christie.

Ten strangers, each hiding a dark secret, are lured to a孤岛 mansion. A recorded voice accuses them all of murder—not the kind that lands you in jail, but the kind that leaves you free. Then, one by one, they die according to a nursery rhyme: “Ten little soldiers went out to dine…”

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Published in 1939, this masterpiece broke every rule Christie herself helped write.