And Then There Were None
by Agatha Christie
Ten strangers on an island are accused of past crimes and begin to die one by one. The best-selling mystery novel of all time. Read the full description
Best for: Anyone who loves whodunits
And Then There Were None is #50 on BookWard's Top 100 books for September 2026, with a BookWard Score of 64 out of 100.
And Then There Were None: reading interest over the past 12 months
Sources: Open Library’s public reading-log and ratings data (dump of 2026-08-31), Wikipedia page views and Wikidata. Monthly counts are exact; they show relative interest among readers of these public sources, not total readership.
Ranked against the other books on this list, And Then There Were None’s reading interest has run from #34 to #59 over these 12 months. Interest rank blends shelf adds, Wikipedia page views and rating activity, each compared with the other 99 books that month.
Shelf adds by month
And Then There Were None was added to Open Library readers’ shelves 488 times in the past 12 months, peaking in January 2026 with 62 (52% above its monthly average of 41). Over the latest three months (Jun 2026 to Aug 2026) shelf adds were down 5% on the three months before. 81% of the adds were “want to read”, 7% “currently reading” and 12% “already read”.
Want to read Currently reading Already read
Wikipedia page views
Its Wikipedia article was viewed 942,354 times in the past 12 months, peaking in January 2026 with 100,960 views. The latest three months were down 13% on the three before.
Source: Wikimedia monthly page views for the article And Then There Were None.
What the data says about And Then There Were None
- Moderate swings. Monthly shelf adds averaged 41 with some ups and downs.
- Busiest and quietest months. January 2026 was its busiest month (62 adds), about 2.5 times its quietest, December 2025 (25).
- Ratings above the list’s middle. Its Open Library average of 4.28 from 181 ratings is 0.16 higher than the middle book on the list (4.12).
- Against its genre. It had 34% fewer shelf adds than the average Thriller and mystery book on this list.
- Share of the list. It accounts for 0.5% of all shelf adds recorded for the Top 100 over these 12 months, #75 of 100.
- Its age. First published in 1939 (87 years ago), it is older than 89% of the books on the list.
Each finding is computed from the public data above and shown only when the numbers support it.
And Then There Were None on the Top 100: rank history
First charted in September 2026. The chart gains a point with every monthly update, so its peak, climbs and falls will show here as they happen.
| Month | Rank | Score |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | #50 | 64 |
Is And Then There Were None rising or falling?
Cooling It ranks lower this week than over the past year, so interest is softening from its recent level.
On Open Library, And Then There Were None ranks #78 this week, #73 this month, and #104 over the past year. A longer bar means a higher position. Comparing the three windows shows whether readers are arriving faster than the book's long-term pace. Readings as of 2026-09-30.
Why And Then There Were None made the Top 100
And Then There Were None made the list mainly on momentum (+25.1 points) and reader love (+17.8 points). Its smallest contribution is rising (+1.1). The BookWard Score blends five public signals, each scored from 0 to 100 and weighted as shown.
The reading-now, rating and rank signals come from Open Library’s public data, not from BookWard’s own readers. The score measures reading interest, not quality or sales. How the score works.
Open Library reader stats for And Then There Were None
Source: Open Library public reading logs, as of 2026-09-30. BookWard’s own monthly snapshots are added to the picture, and anonymous BookWard reader data will be layered in as the community grows.
More readers have And Then There Were None open right now than 11% of the other books on this list. These counts come from one public source, so they show relative interest rather than total readership.
Where it sits among Thriller and mystery books
It is #3 of the 5 Thriller and mystery books on this month’s list.
About And Then There Were None
Ten strangers on an island are accused of past crimes and begin to die one by one. The best-selling mystery novel of all time.
Why it’s here: It is the perfect puzzle mystery, and a great first Agatha Christie.
Best for: Anyone who loves whodunits
At a glance
- First published
- 1939
- Genre
- Thriller and mystery
- Also described as
- crime fiction
- Length
- about 222 pages (the median across its editions)
- Original language
- English
- Languages
- editions in 17 languages listed on Open Library
- Editions
- 215 on Open Library
- Setting
- Devon
- Characters listed
- U.N.Owen, Anthony James Marston, Ethel Rogers, John Gordon MacArthur, Thomas Rogers
From Open Library and Wikidata public records. Missing rows mean the records do not list that fact.
Themes
- Guilt and justice
- Isolation
- A whodunit puzzle
What reading it is like
Tightly plotted, suspenseful closed-circle mystery.
At about 222 pages it is a medium-length read: roughly 4 hours at an average reading pace (about 250 words a minute, 300 words a page). Audiobook and edition lengths vary.
Good to know
A standalone. Older editions carried a different, offensive title.
The premise
Ten strangers are invited to an island, and each is accused of a hidden crime. One by one, they start dying, and the survivors realize the killer is among them.
What you’ll get
- A classic locked-room puzzle
- Tight, suspenseful plotting
- A satisfying twist
You might skip it if you dislike older writing conventions.
Pairs well with: A Good Girl's Guide to Murder · The Da Vinci Code
Keep exploring the chart
Also on the chart at #49 and #51
Questions about And Then There Were None
What rank is And Then There Were None on the Top 100 books?
And Then There Were None is #50 on BookWard's Top 100 books for September 2026, with a BookWard Score of 64 out of 100.
Is And Then There Were None rising or falling?
Cooling. It ranks lower this week than over the past year, so interest is softening from its recent level. On Open Library, And Then There Were None ranks #78 this week, #73 this month, and #104 over the past year.
Why is And Then There Were None on the Top 100?
And Then There Were None made the list mainly on momentum (+25.1 points) and reader love (+17.8 points). Its smallest contribution is rising (+1.1).
How many people are reading And Then There Were None right now?
Open Library's reading logs show 138 readers currently reading And Then There Were None, 1,936 who want to read it and 342 who have logged it as read (as of 2026-09-30). These are counts from one public source, not all readers.
How much interest has And Then There Were None had over the past year?
488 Open Library shelf adds in the past 12 months (peak January 2026, 62); latest three months down 5% on the prior three; 942,354 Wikipedia views in the past 12 months (down 13% over the latest three months). Figures come from Open Library and Wikipedia public data.
Who is And Then There Were None best for?
Anyone who loves whodunits.
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How we know
This page is built from public data: Open Library’s dated reading-log and ratings dumps, Wikipedia page views, Wikidata, and BookWard’s own monthly Top 100 snapshots. The interest rank blends shelf adds (45%), Wikipedia page views (30%), rating activity (10%) and, for months where a snapshot exists, BookWard’s own score (15%), each as a percentile among the Top 100 books. Every month shown is real data; nothing is estimated. Rankings reflect reading interest, not quality or sales, and can be affected by data gaps. Last updated September 2026. Read the full methodology.
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