<Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This section does not cite any sources . Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . (August 2014) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> <P> And Then There Were None is set in 1939, taking place at "a beautiful mansion on the deserted Shipwreck Island ." A quote by one of the characters, Emily Brent, in the first chapter sets the month as August ("This same week of August 4 years ago .") The player can explore the two - story Art Deco - style mansion, which includes a secret room behind a bookcase in the library . The exterior of Shipwreck Island, including a beach, a forest, and an apiary, may also be explored . </P> <P> The player character is Patrick Narracott . Patrick is the only character not mentioned in Christie's original novel, although his brother--Fred Narracott--is the one who ferries the guests to the island in the original book . The other characters are the guests: Judge Lawrence John Wargrave; Vera Elizabeth Claythorne; Philip Lombard; General John Gordon Mackenzie; Emily Caroline Brent; Dr. Edward George Armstrong; Anthony James Marston; William Henry Blore; the butler, Thomas Rogers; and his wife, Ethel Rogers . </P> <P> The events of the book, with the exception of the killer's identity and the player character, are closely retained in the game . The game begins with eight of the characters (all but the two servants) arriving at the fictional seaside town of Sticklehaven, where they are to be ferried to Shipwreck Island by Patrick Naracott (who is substituting for his brother who is "under the weather"). When they arrive on the island, the other two characters are introduced, but when Patrick returns to his boat he finds it sabotaged, forcing him to stay on the island . Later, Blore confesses to Patrick that he is the one who damaged the boat, believing Patrick to be his brother Fred, who he thought was a thief . At dinner that night, the guests discover that none of them have met, or are familiar with, "U.N. Owen", the enigmatic host who invited most of them to the party . </P>

Who was the murderer in the book and then there were none