Writer Games: And Then There Were None
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Last published Wed, Feb 17, 2016
Agatha Christie has a copy cat, or at least someone who is a fan of her books. Ten people are invited to an island retreat by a great uncle no one can seem to remember. Parties occur every night. It's all fun and games until the first body is found. And the problem is, there is no way off the island.
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