And Then There Were None / Identity

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And Then There Were None / Identity

Murder mysteries are a type of literature/film which always contain a storyline which keeps the reader/viewer on the edge of their seat. Suspense, action, horror, and drama are all elements which add to the perfect murder mystery. These types of stories, when done right, take your mind on a thrill ride that doesn’t let up until the end in a dramatic plot twist that leaves the reader/viewer baffled and intrigued. This is the case in the story And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie and the film Identity, written by Michael Cooney. “Identity is just what you want a horror-thriller to be: energetic, lurid, tense and, above all, unpredictable."-- Marshall Fine, JOURNAL NEWS (WESTCHESTER, NY). Amazon.com claims And Then There Were None to be “considered the best mystery novel ever written”. AudioFile.com described it as being “..Agatha Christie at her best with her classic drawing room murder mystery with extra tension to boot”. Both these stories are similar in that they keep you hooked to the point you can’t do anything but read on or keep viewing. Amazon.com claims Identity is “a tasty blend of And Then There Were None and Psycho, with a dash of Sybil for extra spice and psychosis”. They also coined it as “a thriller with a twist, its one of the most original to come around in a long time”. Both these stories deal with a “who did it” type of plot where the killer isn’t revealed until the very end, to the reader/viwers dismay. These stories are best for those who enjoy being intrigued by what happened, what could happen and what shouldn’t happen. The more you read or view on, the more you come to find whether your predictions were precise or whether they were off.
Identity is a dark, disturbing film about 10 strangers that wind up having to spend the night at a hotel once a storm causes a flash flood to block the roads out. It is set in the middle of the desert, a...