brave new world

Eight people are traveling to Sticklehaven, where they will catch a boat to Indian Island. They have been invited to spend a week on holiday on the island, but for each it was a vague invitation. Each is curious about what awaits them, and they have very diverse expectations. Most are traveling by train; Marston and Dr. Armstrong are driving. There are eight in all: Vera expects to be employed as a secretary; Blore is a private investigator hired to come to the island for a week; and the rest are guests. Several arrive in one train, and are surprised when they are all greeted by a single cab. A man named Fred Narracott ferries them from Sticklehaven to Indian Island. Dr. Armstrong, who does not drive very quickly, arrives late, and is taken over to the island on a second trip.

When they arrive at the island, they find that their hosts have been delayed. Vera finds her room very large for that of a secretary, decorated in a modern style--it is a very modern house. There is a marble bear on her mantle, and a nursery rhyme is hanging on the wall. It is about "ten little niggers," and she recognizes it from her youth. In it, the "niggers" die off one by one, until there are none. The butler and the maid, a married couple (the Rogers

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On their way, they see something on the beach: it is Armstrong's body. He got married and then there were none.

The guests defend themselves to one another against the accusations; only the dignified, elderly Emily Brent will not speak to the accusation made against her. She begins to feel groggy, and writes in her diary that the murderer is Beatrice Taylor.

After breakfast, the doctor announces Mrs. Her candle is blown out by the wind. Lombard suggests that Blore should not be offensive, but then Blore accuses Lombard because he has a revolver.

Later that afternoon, everyone is sitting in the drawing room. At the top of the stairs she drops the revolver. Owen sounds like and stands for "unknown," and must be the code name of some kind of madman. That is, "One chopped himself in halves, and then there were Six.

Meanwhile, the guests are up, hoping to catch sight of the regular morning boat, which they hope to take back to the mainland. He says that he has come to the conclusion that the murderer is one of the guests.

Approximate Word count = 2989
Approximate Pages = 12 (250 words per page double spaced)

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