And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie

                 My first quarter book, And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie, is a murder mystery novel about a group of people who are murdered one by one. It starts with 10 characters on an island, thinking they were meeting a friend, when suddenly one of them is murdered. Throughout the course of the book, people are killed one by one, leaving the others terrified wondering who was doing it and who was next. As the book goes on, the characters are revealed to have worse pasts than it previously seemed, and as more people are killed, nobody can be trusted. Through its 270 pages, And Then There Were None has twists that are all connected in an intricate way.
                 I was a fan of this book, and it really lived up to my expectations. It was interesting the whole time, and I was always excited to read it. However, it does not have any main characters because any of them could be killed at any time, so it is in third person the whole time, jumping from person to person. Also, this book was a bit confusing, since all ten characters are introduced within the first character. To help with this, I had a list of their names and who they are on a bookmark, so I would not be as confused. Another issue with this book is that it is a bit dense since it was published in 1939. It rambles on a little bit when it doesn't need to, and sometimes mentions things that were normal in 1939, but less so today. To me, the plot was somewhat predictable, since I noticed a pattern with the murders, but I was shocked for the most part by the ending. This book is great plot-wise, but if I could change it I would rewrite it in a more modern way. I recommend this book to anyone who loves suspense and mystery, and is willing to put the effort into an old-timey style.