Written in 1939, And Then There Were None is often considered to be Agatha Christie’s greatest novel, rivalled only by her 1926 classic The Murder of Roger Ackroyd. Eight strangers are lured to the mysterious Indian Island. Some of them believe that they've been invited by an old friend - one that they can't contact to confirm the invitation. The guests defend themselves, determined to preserve their status as acceptable members of English society. Lombard justifies the deaths of the natives in modern, social Darwinist terms, citing the law of self-preservation and the superiority of the Anglo-Saxon race, while Blore asserts that he was simply doing his job. Armstrong admits his guilt but uses his inebriated condition as an excuse. Marston insisted the deaths of the two young people were accidental. Marston soon dies from drinking cyanide-laced whiskey. Justice Wargrave immediately takes command, suggesting one of the group is in fact “Mr Owen,” who is toying with them sadistically. Comparing notes, they realize that none of them knows their host and that his name, U. N. Owen, translates into “unknown.” Shaken, the guests further reflect on the accusations against them. Rogers admits that he and his wife inherited money from the woman from whom they withheld medicine; his wife’s nervous demeanour further confirms their guilt. General Macarthur breaks down, admitting that the young man he sent to his certain death was his wife’s lover… Enjoy free online English audiobook “And Then There Were None”, a breathtaking novel by Agatha Christie.
