Here's a story that never loses its power. This novel is set in a quaint English village, where everyone's life seems an open book—but beneath that surface lie hidden secrets. When Roger Ackroyd, a wealthy local, is murdered, suspicion falls on those closest to him.
As Hercule Poirot digs deeper into everyone's past, readers are treated to one of the most surprising twists ever penned. If the clever plotting of And Then There Were None appeals to you, Roger Ackroyd delivers Christie at her best.
Picture a luxurious train stranded by snowfall, somewhere remote in Eastern Europe. Among the elegantly dressed passengers is a killer who has just murdered a fellow traveler.
Famous detective Hercule Poirot must sort through a confined group of suspects, each with their own complicated background and secrets. What makes this novel special is Christie's imaginative yet perfectly logical solution.
Fans of the tightly closed setting and ingenious plotting found in And Then There Were None will enjoy this journey aboard the Orient Express.
Cruising down the Nile River aboard an elegant steamer sounds luxurious—until passengers start dying. Agatha Christie populates this story with vivid characters, each motivated by jealousy, greed, or revenge.
Violence and suspicion build steadily, while detective Hercule Poirot untangles tangled relationships to unmask a killer.
Readers who enjoyed how
And Then There Were None placed its cast in isolation with complex motives and tensions will find the same gripping drama on this atmospheric Egyptian voyage.
Lucy Foley's suspenseful novel places a wedding celebration on a remote island off Ireland. The festive mood quickly turns suspenseful as dark secrets from the wedding party's pasts slowly emerge.
Foley skillfully weaves together individual narratives into a fast-paced, tension-filled mystery, where trust erodes along with each stormy hour.
Like Christie's masterpiece, The Guest List uses isolation and paranoia perfectly, creating a modern closed-circle mystery you'll find hard to put down.
A group of college friends meets at a remote hunting lodge in the snowy Scottish Highlands for a New Year's reunion. As a blizzard traps them in place, old tensions resurface. Each guest harbors secrets that steadily rise to the surface, and soon mistrust and paranoia set in.
A body is discovered. Echoing the isolation and dwindling cast of And Then There Were None, Foley delivers a suspenseful tale of friends turned suspects and secrets exposed by circumstances beyond their control.
Lapena builds a claustrophobic atmosphere in a snowbound boutique hotel, high in the mountains. After a violent storm cuts off power and communications, the snowed-in guests begin suspiciously turning up dead.
Tension mounts rapidly as guests try to decipher who among them is guilty. Trust deteriorates into panic, as characters wrestle with their hidden pasts and desperate secrets.
With the feel of vintage Agatha Christie at her most atmospheric, it's the perfect companion piece to And Then There Were None.
Imagine repeating the same day over and over until a murder is solved. Turton gives us a puzzle-filled mystery, brilliantly structured around the protagonist who inhabits a different guest each day.
Trapped in a secluded estate filled with secrets and hidden allegiances, he must unravel how and why Evelyn Hardcastle dies.
This unique take on a closed-circle mystery shares a strong conceptual connection with And Then There Were None, offering mystery lovers a fiendishly clever puzzle to solve.
Horowitz crafts a clever novel-within-a-novel that pays homage to classic mysteries. An editor receives a manuscript, which itself contains a complete whodunit, written by her bestselling mystery author.
But when the real-world author turns up dead, she must examine both his book and his private life to solve the mystery.
This layered complexity—and the elegant references to classic detective fiction—will remind you strongly of the intricate plotting and attention to detail found in And Then There Were None.
Ware places a corporate team-building group at a secluded chalet high in the snowy Alps. An avalanche seals them inside with no way out, and soon people begin dying under mysterious circumstances.
Isolation breeds paranoia, as colleagues begin suspecting each other.
Ware excels at character-driven suspense, letting motives slowly unravel as tensions escalate. Readers who enjoyed the isolated setting, dwindling cast, and intensifying anxiety of Christie's novel will easily appreciate Ware's suspenseful storytelling.
A weekend hen party turns tragic in Ware's tense thriller. Set in a remote glass house deep in the forest, long-buried secrets bubble to the surface quickly. Old tensions between friends threaten to ignite violence, and paranoia grows more palpable by the hour.
The eerie setting and carefully concealed secrets provide a contemporary echo of the isolated, claustrophobic feel that made And Then There Were None so memorable.
Ayatsuji's classic Japanese mystery places a group of university students, all members of a mystery writing club, on a deserted island. Staying at the specially designed Decagon house, they begin to die one by one, and suspicion turns inward among friends.
Celebrated as a definitive honkaku mystery, this Japanese classic offers readers the satisfying logic puzzles and isolated paranoia reminiscent of Christie's And Then There Were None, but with a captivating Japanese twist.
Famed for his masterful storytelling, Higashino centers Malice on a renowned novelist found murdered. A twisted relationship between victim and killer emerges gradually, revealing layers of hidden motive and buried truths.
While more psychological than some traditional closed-circle mysteries, Malice shares Christie's careful balance of intricate plotting and character-driven suspense.
Readers drawn to mysteries that unravel slowly through motivations and deceitful connections—traits central to Christie’s classic—will find a gripping read in Higashino’s compelling novel.
Raskin crafts an inventive YA classic around a billionaire's cryptic will, which transforms neighbors into puzzle-solving heirs competing for his fortune. Eccentric characters hide secrets and tangled pasts, while tension mounts as one twist follows another.
Though lighter and geared toward younger readers, Raskin’s cleverly constructed puzzle and isolated circle of suspects mirror key elements fans enjoyed about And Then There Were None. It’s a fun, fast-paced read for all ages.
Pearse delivers an eerie, atmospheric thriller as detective Elin Warner vacations at a new hotel, once a sinister Swiss sanatorium. The isolated setting grows terrifying when snowstorms cut guests off from help, and grisly murders follow.
Creeping paranoia, environmental menace, and hidden pasts make this novel particularly appealing to readers who appreciated the unsettling isolation and high tension of And Then There Were None.
An elite boarding school, infamous for an unsolved crime from decades ago, is the setting for Johnson’s dual timeline YA mystery. Stevie Bell, a student obsessed with solving cold cases, tries to uncover secrets linked to past disappearances as dangerous events begin anew.
A tightly woven narrative and carefully examined clues blur past and present in compelling ways. Fans of Christie's cleverly plotted whodunits with intricate puzzles and a manageable cast of suspects will be drawn instantly to this captivating series opener.