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Join us for a film screening of Agatha Christie’s And Then There Were None (1945), preceded by a special introduction by long-time editor of mystery fiction, Otto Penzler and author Jeffrey Round. Reel in the full story on the lasting impact Christie has had on the crime writing world and how her work continues to inspire the next generation of writers.

In And Then There Were None, 10 people are invited to an isolated mansion on an island by an absentee host. They are cut off from everything but each other and the inescapable shadows of their own past lives. One by one, the guests share the darkest secrets of their wicked pasts. And one by one, they die… Which among them is the killer and will any of them survive?

Snack alert! Free popcorn and water will be served at this event.

Moderator: Janet Smyth

And Then There Were None

An exclusive authorized edition of the most famous and beloved stories from the Queen of Mystery. Ten people, each with something to hide and something to fear, are invited to an isolated mansion on Indian Island by a host who, surprisingly, fails to appear. On the island they are cut off from everything but each other and the inescapable shadows of their own past lives.

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Otto Penzler

Otto Penzler, proprietor of The Mysterious Bookshop in New York City, founded The Mysterious Press in 1975, which publishes literary crime fiction, Penzler Publishers in 2018, which includes Scarlet, Crime Ink and American Mystery Classics, e-books through MysteriousPress.com. Penzler has won two Edgar Awards, MWA’s Ellery Queen Award and the Raven.

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Jeffrey Round

Jeffrey Round is an author, playwright and filmmaker from Toronto. His previous books include the Dan Sharp Mysteries, the Bradford Fairfax Murder Mysteries and the acclaimed war novel The Honey Locust.

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