And Then There Were None, Masterpiece ed--------------------------------------------------Agatha Christie's world-famous mystery thriller, reissued with a strikingnew cover designed to appeal to the latest generation of Agatha Christiefans and book lovers. Ten strangers, apparently with little in common,are lured to an island mansion off the coast of Devon by the mysteriousU.N.Owen. Over dinner, a record begins to play, and the voice of anunseen host accuses each person of hiding a guilty secret. That evening,former reckless driver Tony Marston is found murdered by a deadly doseof cyanide. The tension escalates as the survivors realise the killeris not only among them but is preparing to strike again...and again...--------------------------------------------------Author Biography: Agatha Christie was born in Torquay in 1890 and became,quite simply, the best-selling novelist in history. Her first novel,The Mysterious Affair at Styles, written towards the end of the FirstWorld War, introduced us to Hercule Poirot, who was to become the mostpopular detective in crime fiction since Sherlock Holmes. She is knownthroughout the world as the Queen of Crime. Her books have sold overa billion copies in the English language and another billion in over100 foreign countries. She is the author of 80 crime novels and shortstory collections, 19 plays, and six novels under the name of MaryWestmacott.