This Agatha Christie title is quite unusual. For one thing, there is no detective. It was a one-off. A group of people are invited to an island for a weekend under different pretexts. They don't know one another, or their hosts, for that matter. Upon arrival, they find that their hosts are mysteriously absent, with a message mentioning a delay. After dinner, a record is placed upon a gramophone, the voice booming out a list of charges against everyone in attendance. Every one of them in the group is accused of murder in one form or another. Then a dangerous game begins as one after another is mysteriously killed. At first, it is suspected to be an accident or suicide, but soon enough, they realize they are sharing the island with a ruthless killer, bent on meting out a sort of revenge or justice against them all. This book ends significantly differently from the movie and in many ways is more satisfying for it. It is amazing how many other movies and books have used this set up. I highly recommend it. I listened to it on audio read by Hugh Fraser, who always does such a great job with Christie titles.
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