And Then There Were None

Context:

Described as Christie's best-selling novel with a 'stark purity' of form — ten people trapped on an island who all die one by one, and the revelation that they are all killers. Tom argues this is the novel most about what it's like to write a detective novel, since one character has structured the entire scenario to create an irresistible mystery. The hosts note its awkward original title was changed twice. Discussed as an incredibly bleak but formally beautiful work.