Ten Little Indians | Critical Overview
Ten Little Indians has been a popular and critical success since its publication in 1939. This bestselling novel appeared during what critics determine to be Christie’s most productive period, from 1926 to the early 1950s. Many consider Ten Little Indians to be her best work.
Scholars note that Christie owes a debt to earlier crime writers such as Anna Katharine Green and Arthur Conan Doyle, yet most agree that she has had a tremendous influence on the crime novel genre. In British Writers Robin Winks observes her link to past works and her influence on...
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