What is your favorite murder mystery/thriller?

That’s ambitious.

Though I think it’d be worth it to study non-fiction accounts (that’s what I did for my serial killer), the “writing” in Thomas Harris’s novels stands out from most of the fiction pack IMO.

I went looking for Ten Little Indians by Agatha Christie, hoping it was in the public domain. No such luck and, naturally, not on Kindle. The most recent movie version of that book was made in 1974 and sells for $20. I may have to do it the old fashioned way and order the paperback. I read the first chapter online. Many of the characters are introduced in the first chapter, each in a very short scene. That's a lot of faceless characters to remember.

Thank you, dagny. Will check.

There's a 2016 remake with Aidan Turner (never heard of him). It sells for $35 on DVD, $30 for Blue-ray. I'd love to see a modern version, but not for that money. Neither Amazon, Netflix, or Youtube have newer versions to rent in Canada. There's a 1945 version in English and a 1987 Soviet version available on Youtube that I'll check out tomorrow.

You can rent and stream 2015 version from Amazon Prime Video for 5.99. I saw it and it's soooooo much better than any of the other versions you mentioned. Here's the link: https://www.amazon.com/Then-There-Were- … B01A9IV54W

@Norm: Google says I'm allowed to buy it from their store, but I can't be sure there's not a country restriction somewhere later down the checkout process

https://play.google.com/store/tv/show/A … R0hKBgxZWY

Dirk, By seasons they mean episodes, there are three episodes not three seasons of episodes. I highly recommend this version. The other versions are watered down, this version has the ending Christie intended but decided to rewrite for film because everyone likes a happy ending. This will not disappoint you, you will not be bored, and you will see the full range of Christie's genius for plotting on display.

Rented an old movie called Seven tonight about a twisted serial killer who kills people who have committed one of the seven deadly sins. Brad Pitt, Morgan Freeman (one of my favorite actors), and Gwyneth Paltrow star. Just finished the first hour. Morgan Freeman shines in this compared to Pitt and Paltrow, even though the movie is painfully boring. Some group of filmmakers got together and said, "What are the grossest, most twisted ways we could torture and kill seven people?" No class whatsoever to this film. Of course, this weekend I plan to watch Silence of the Lambs after 25 years. I don't remember the killings in that film, but I remember that Anthony Hopkins and Jody Foster were superb together.

Earlier I watched a few scenes from the 1945 version of And Then There Were None (aka Ten Little Indians). The acting back then was so over-the-top and the music was like nails across a chalkboard. I quickly remembered whodunnit. I may buy the book anyway. There were quite a few twists and red herrings, if I remember correctly. Kdot likes to create spreadsheets for the stories on this site he reads to keep track of who's who. I'll probably need to do the same for ten characters who all show up at once.

EDIT: Seven is rated 8.6 on IMDB. I'd give it a 2 so far. Only one thriller moment as yet, when the SWAT team descends on who they believe is the killer, only to discover that he's been tortured to near death.