And Then There Were None

Agatha Christie’s 1939 masterpiece "And Then There Were None" is widely considered the best-selling mystery novel of all time. It tells the story of ten strangers who are lured to an isolated island by a mysterious host. One by one, the guests are murdered in accordance with a nursery rhyme, leading to the terrifying realization that the killer is among them. The novel is a landmark of the closed-room mystery genre, brilliantly exploring themes of guilt, justice, and human paranoia under extreme pressure.