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And Then There Were None (Poirot)

Agatha Christie

Agatha Christie’s masterpiece, and the best-selling murder mystery book of all time, celebrates its 80th birthday with this gorgeous hardback Special Edition.

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Dateline NBC

Agatha Christie's work was mentioned as a great series of books that people might enjoy when they are younger, but eventually graduate beyond.

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I think that Christy, you know, I don't disparage what she did it was a great series of books I think you're done with it by the time you're 12 years old

— Episode: Talking Dateline: Deadly Swap

Episode: Talking Dateline: Deadly Swap

Agatha Christie's work was mentioned as a great series of books that people might enjoy when they are younger, but eventually graduate beyond.

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I think that Christy, you know, I don't disparage what she did it was a great series of books I think you're done with it by the time you're 12 years old

SmartLess

Podcast

SmartLess

Rian Johnson noted in two episodes that the film Knives Out was inspired by Agatha Christie, referencing the book as an example of classic whodunnit adapted to a modern American setting. He highlighted how the story’s style and structure influenced the movie’s cast and plot. The discussion was brief and served mainly to illustrate the novel’s impact on contemporary mystery storytelling.

Episode: "Rian Johnson"

Knives Out was mentioned as being inspired by Agatha Christie books and films like And Then There Were None, with a modern American setting rather than a period piece in England.

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I grew up loving both Haggert, the Christie books, but also specifically the movies that were coming out when I was a kid.

Episode: "Rian Johnson"

Knives Out was compared to an Agatha Christie novel, specifically mentioning the style and how it was a whodunnit set in modern-day America.

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It's really like another Agatha Christie novel. It's a whole other cast.

Stuff You Should Know

It was revised many times in both the US and UK, and it's widely considered to be the book that gave birth to the slasher film genre, despite its nonviolent nature.

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But in another sense, it is also remarkable in that it's considered pretty widely to have given birth to the slasher film genre.

— Episode: Agatha Christie: Queen of the Murder Mys...

Episode: Agatha Christie: Queen of the Murder Mystery

It was revised many times in both the US and UK, and it's widely considered to be the book that gave birth to the slasher film genre, despite its nonviolent nature.

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But in another sense, it is also remarkable in that it's considered pretty widely to have given birth to the slasher film genre.

you would have ever thought that Agatha Christie with her nonviolence and poison and occasional racism would have been the one to birth the slasher film.

Episode: Agatha Christie: Queen of the Murder Mystery

This book was discussed in relation to its revisions in both the US and UK and its potential influence on the slasher film genre.

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One book in particular, And Then There Were None was revised many, many times, not just in the US, but in Great Britain as well.

But in another sense, it is also remarkable in that it's considered pretty widely to have given birth to the slasher film genre.

Episode: Agatha Christie: Queen of the Murder Mystery

Josh Clark discussed this book, mentioning that it's been revised several times in both the US and UK, and is considered the genesis of the slasher film genre due to its unique ending and plot elements.

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One book in particular, And Then There Were None was revised many, many times, not just in the US, but in Great Britain as well.

But in another sense, it is also remarkable in that it's considered pretty widely to have given birth to the slasher film genre.

But there's a bunch of other elements in there, too. And they're like, you know, even on like horror fan wikis, they point to that as like the genuine birth, even more than psycho of the slasher film genre.

The Rest Is History

They said it was Christie's bestselling novel, originally titled awkwardly, in which ten strangers are trapped on an island and killed one by one.

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And I think her bestselling novel, Then There Were None, which was very awkwardly titled in its original iteration, got renamed, that then turned out to be awkward. And then There Were None.

— Episode: 185. Agatha Christie

Episode: 185. Agatha Christie

They said it was Christie's bestselling novel, originally titled awkwardly, in which ten strangers are trapped on an island and killed one by one.

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And I think her bestselling novel, Then There Were None, which was very awkwardly titled in its original iteration, got renamed, that then turned out to be awkward. And then There Were None.

The Moth

Podcast

The Moth

The book 'And Then There Were None' by Agatha Christie was mentioned by Meg Lavery as a book she was reading while teaching in a middle school classroom.

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I was sitting on a metal stool in front of my desk holding a copy of Agatha Christie's and then there were none.

— Episode: The Moth Radio Hour: One In a Million

Episode: The Moth Radio Hour: One In a Million

The book 'And Then There Were None' by Agatha Christie was mentioned by Meg Lavery as a book she was reading while teaching in a middle school classroom.

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I was sitting on a metal stool in front of my desk holding a copy of Agatha Christie's and then there were none.

Fly on the Wall with Dana Carvey and David Spade

The podcasters talked about how 'And Then There Were None' was a book that they had read as a kid and how it had scared them. David Spade said it was one of his favorite books and that he had read it multiple times.

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And Then There Were None. That's one of my favorite books, one of the books I've read, you know, many times, I can remember that and it was so scary. It's like the best mystery book.

— Episode: Kenan Thompson

Episode: Kenan Thompson

The podcasters talked about how 'And Then There Were None' was a book that they had read as a kid and how it had scared them. David Spade said it was one of his favorite books and that he had read it multiple times.

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And Then There Were None. That's one of my favorite books, one of the books I've read, you know, many times, I can remember that and it was so scary. It's like the best mystery book.

It's a book, you know, I read it as a kid, and that book, it really scared me.

Lovett or Leave It

The book, originally published under a different name, was one of the best-selling novels in history.

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And Then There Were None is one of the best selling novels in history.

— Episode: Fetterman Gets Dressed Down (Live from C...

Episode: Fetterman Gets Dressed Down (Live from Chicago!)

The book, originally published under a different name, was one of the best-selling novels in history.

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And Then There Were None is one of the best selling novels in history.

And until the 1980s, it was still being sold in the UK under its original name, which I cannot say because it is intensely racist.

The name is so racist that in the United States of America, they had to edit it and publish it under a different racist name.

Adam Carolla Show

The book "And Then There Were None" was referenced as a classic Agatha Christie mystery, specifically mentioned for its plot involving murders.

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And then there were none was a great book.

— Episode: Tammy Pescatelli plays JV or All Balls w...

Episode: Tammy Pescatelli plays JV or All Balls with Deaf F...

The book "And Then There Were None" was referenced as a classic Agatha Christie mystery, specifically mentioned for its plot involving murders.

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And then there were none was a great book.

Las Culturistas with Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang

It was recommended as a good blend of fun, intriguing, and semi-serious reading, in particular, because it included murder mystery elements within a somewhat serious narrative.

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You know what's a good mix of like fun, be treaty, murder mystery and like semi serious book is like Agatha Christie stuff.

— Episode: "Google Search Apple Box Pizza Shop" (w/...

Episode: "Google Search Apple Box Pizza Shop" (w/ Abra Taba...

It was recommended as a good blend of fun, intriguing, and semi-serious reading, in particular, because it included murder mystery elements within a somewhat serious narrative.

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You know what's a good mix of like fun, be treaty, murder mystery and like semi serious book is like Agatha Christie stuff.

I'm reading a lot of Poirot.

Episode: "RuPaul's Drag Race: The Finale" (w/ Aaron Jackson...

The book was mentioned as a source of enjoyment for fans of Agatha Christie, particularly those involved with the show 'And Then There Were None'.

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Oh, yeah, I still do. Full camp, you know people that are in attack at the Christie are really into Agatha Christie.

Episode: "Google Search Apple Box Pizza Shop" (w/ Abra Taba...

It was mentioned as a good example of a fun, engaging book that's a mix of mystery and serious themes while also being a good read.

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You know what's a good mix of like fun, be treaty, murder mystery and like semi serious book is like Agatha Christie stuff.

I'm reading a lot of Poirot.

Going West: True Crime

Police described her case as being like an Agatha Christie novel.

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Police described her case as being like an Agatha Christie novel.

— Episode: Margaret Kilcoyne // 373

Episode: Margaret Kilcoyne // 373

Police described her case as being like an Agatha Christie novel.

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Police described her case as being like an Agatha Christie novel.

All In with Chris Hayes

The host mentioned that he and his son read the Agatha Christie classic "And Then There Were None" over the weekend, noting it as a quintessential mystery novel.

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This weekend My son and I read The Agatha Christie Classic And then There Were None The sort Of urtext Of mystery Novels Sort of Clue Whatever

— Episode: NY AG Tish James indicted on Trump-order...

Episode: NY AG Tish James indicted on Trump-ordered charges

The host mentioned that he and his son read the Agatha Christie classic "And Then There Were None" over the weekend, noting it as a quintessential mystery novel.

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This weekend My son and I read The Agatha Christie Classic And then There Were None The sort Of urtext Of mystery Novels Sort of Clue Whatever

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