What is the summary of And Then There Were None?
Agatha Christie published the world’s best-selling mystery novel in 1939. And Then There Were None tells the story of ten people who were lured onto Indian Island by a man named U. N. Owen. Once all ten people were in the house on the island, the story picks up when Anthony Marston is poisoned.
Who is the killer in the book and then there were none?
Justice Lawrence John Wargrave
What is the ending of And Then There Were None?
The alternate ending details the events of the book, And Then There Were None, wherein all the guests on the island are killed by Wargrave except for the last two, Vera and Lombard. Vera then shoots Lombard, thinking him the murderer (since Wargrave has faked his own death), and then hangs herself.
How did everyone die in And Then There Were None?
Rogers never wakes up, General MacArthur is struck in the back of the head, Thomas Rogers is killed by an axe, Emily Brent dies from a lethal injection, Judge Wargrave kills himself, Blore is crushed by a clock, Armstrong drowns, Lombard is shot by Vera, and Vera hangs herself.
Where did wargrave hide the revolver?
Wargrave has great control over his body even though he is a dying old man. The fact that everyone was locked in their rooms, as he knew they would be, helped. Wargrave then writes that he forgot to mention that he returned the revolver to Lombard’s room. He had hidden it in a food tin at the bottom of the pantry.
Why did Armstrong help Wargrave?
At breakfast, he poisoned Emily Brent. Later, Armstrong agreed to help Wargrave fake his death, and pretended to examine the body of the judge and find a gunhot wound on his forehead. When he learned about people who got away with murder, he decided to lure them to the island and kill them one by one.
What conclusion is reached about Marston death?
What conclusion is reached about Marston’s death? They thought he committed suicide.
How does Lombard explain Marston’s death?
How does Lombard explain Marston’s death? Someone snuck in his room at night. Marston committed suicide.
Who does Mr Lombard suspect?
Justice Wargrave
What was Blore accused of?
William Blore was a former police inspector and now a private investigator who was accused of falsifying his testimony in court for a bribe from a dangerous criminal gang, which resulted in an innocent man, James Landor, being convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment.
Who does Lombard think the killer is and why?
One of the guests is the killer, but there is no evidence of who it is, so no one can be proven guilty or innocent. Who does Lombard think the killer is and why? Lombard thinks Wargrave is the killer because, as a retired judge, he has put people to death many times.