2. Agatha Christie Agatha Mary Clarissa Miller – Born September 5, 1890 Family – Married Royal Flying Corps Colonel Archibald Christie in 1914 – Daughter Rosalind born in 1919 – Divorced 1928 – Married archaeologist Sir Max Mallowan September 11, 1930 Agatha Christie died in Oxfordshire, England, on January 12, 1976

3. Achievements: Started writing mysteries in response to a dare from her sister. 1 st novel, The Mysterious Affair at Styles, published in 1920. Works include: – 80 novels and short story collections – 4 works of nonfiction – 14 plays, including The Mousetrap one of the longest running plays in history. – Two very well known characters- Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple

4. 1955- Mystery Writers of America Grand Master award 1961- awarded an honorary degree from Exeter University 1967- became president of The British Detection Club 1971- Queen Elizabeth II awarded Christie with the highest honor a female English citizen can receive: the Order of the British Empire, Dame Commander. Awards and Honors

5. And Then There Were None Preview The novel concerns a group of ten previously unacquainted people who are lured via various pretexts to Indian Island, a resort home off the coast of Devon--and are promptly accused by their unseen host of having escaped punishment for past crimes. Cut off from the world and fighting rising panic, they scramble to unmask the killer even as their number is reduced in chilling accordance with the "Ten Little Indians" nursery rhyme displayed in rooms throughout the house.

6. Novel Information And Then There Were None was originally published as Ten Little Indians Type of Work – Novel Genre – Murder Mystery Published – 1939 Ranks as one of Christie’s most popular and critically acclaimed novels. – Made into a stage play – Several film versions

7. Setting – Mid to late 1930’s – Indian Island, a fictional island off the English coast Narrator – An unnamed omniscient individual Point of View – Shifts back and forth between each of the 10 characters Tense – past Tone – Dark, foreboding, sinister, dramatic

8. Mystery Vocabulary accomplice- someone who helps commit a crime alibi-the story of where an accused person was at the time of a crime. clue- something that appears to give information toward solving a crime. crime - an act committed in violation of the law crime scene- where the crime took place

9. deduce- to infer by logical reasoning detective - a person who investigates crimes and gathers information (synonym: sleuth) evidence – something that is used as proof to solve a crime hunch - a guess or feeling not based on known facts motive -the reason for committing a crime or to do something or act in a certain way

10. perpetrator- the person who commits an illegal act red herring- a false lead that distracts attention from the real lead or true information suspect- the person or persons who appear to have a motive to commit the crime victim - someone who is harmed or suffers some loss witness - someone who saw or can give a firsthand account of something