Books Like And Then There Were None

If you finished And Then There Were None and want more of the same, start here. Ten strangers, one island, and a killer picking them off one by one according to an old nursery rhyme.

What tends to stick with readers is its mysterious feel. The blueprint for basically every locked-room mystery that came after it. Below are 7 books that carry that feeling in different ways, matched on shared mood, themes and reading experience. And Then There Were None is a short, fast-paced read (reading level: beginner-friendly), so we've noted where each pick is quicker, slower or heavier.

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And Then There Were None

Agatha Christie

7 books you might enjoy

1.
The Thursday Murder Club
Richard Osman
Like And Then There Were None, The Thursday Murder Club is mysterious. It runs a bit longer than And Then There Were None.
Medium · Easy pace · Beginner-friendly
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2.
Big Little Lies
Liane Moriarty
Big Little Lies sits on the same mystery shelf as And Then There Were None, with a different approach. Sharp, funny, and surprisingly moving underneath the domestic-drama surface. It runs a bit longer than And Then There Were None.
Medium · Fast pace · Beginner-friendly
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3.
The Secret History
Donna Tartt
If it was the mysterious side of And Then There Were None you loved, The Secret History delivers it too. Expect a bigger commitment than And Then There Were None.
Long · Can't put it down pace · Moderate
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4.
1984
George Orwell
1984 shares And Then There Were None's mysterious appeal. Both carry the #classic tag. It runs a bit longer than And Then There Were None.
Medium · Fast pace · Moderate
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5.
Where the Crawdads Sing
Delia Owens
If it was the mysterious side of And Then There Were None you loved, Where the Crawdads Sing delivers it too. It runs a bit longer than And Then There Were None.
Medium · Fast pace · Beginner-friendly
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6.
The Shadow of the Wind
Carlos Ruiz Zafon
The Shadow of the Wind shares And Then There Were None's mysterious appeal. Expect a bigger commitment than And Then There Were None.
Long · Fast pace · Easy to follow
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7.
The Da Vinci Code
Dan Brown
The Da Vinci Code shares And Then There Were None's mysterious appeal. Expect a bigger commitment than And Then There Were None.
Long · Can't put it down pace · Beginner-friendly
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