The absence of the detective: Agatha Christie's and then there were none (1939)‎

Abstract EN

The field of crime and criminals, as diverse as it is, was nourished by different detective writers that flourished in a constantly changing literary atmosphere.

It has exposed various mind sets from both the detective character and the criminal one, pushing the writer to break down the typical traits of the detective novel.

This research attempts to show that a detective novel is never a steady platform; it is in fact a limber formula of different minds and stories which are effervescent to produce different plots to break free from the plain tone.

It also sheds lights on the position of the detective character and its questionable presence in the process of the investigation.

The emphasis is to be put on Agatha Christie's groundbreaking novel And then There Were None(1939).