Ils étaient dix

Précédemment publié sous le titre « Dix Petits Nègres »

288 pages

français language

Published Oct. 16, 2020 by Le Livre de poche.

ISBN:
978-2-253-24178-2
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3 stars (1 review)

L'île du Soldat a tant fait parler d'elle ! Chacun se demande qui est son nouveau propriétaire. Une star d'Hollywood, un milliardaire américain, ou l'Amirauté britannique qui s'y livrerait à des expériences ultrasecrètes ? Aussi, quand ils reçoivent une invitation à y passer des vacances, sans vraiment connaître leur hôte, ils accourent tous les dix.

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3 stars

It's been a long time since I last read this book, and I remembered liking it. I don't think I caught all the ways in which the movie Clue either references it or uses it as a guide for their detective spoof before, and that was partially the reason for why I wanted to read it again.

I still very much like the idea that the point of the book is to target those who cannot be touched by the law or who haven't done something that can be considered "criminal." It really feels, particularly in an age where so many people in specific positions view themselves as untouchable because they're either "not doing something illegal" or the law refuses to do anything about them, like a concept we should be revisiting in our narrative fiction.

This novel is enough to bring me back to detective works, something which I've …