In the novel “And Then There Were None,” a mystery story by Agatha Christie, the element of suspense is used a lot. Suspense is a feeling of uncertainty about future events that keep you interested in a story’s plot. There are multiple different methods of suspense, and one used in the story is adding more complications to the plot. The text says, “‘Ulick Norman Owen--Una Nacy Own--each time, that is to say U.N. Owen. Or by a slight stretch of fancy, UNKNOWN!”’(61). In the beginning of the story when the guest first arrive at the island they already have some suspicious things going on such as, they don’t know where the host is, and a mysterious record accusing them of murders had just been played. But by them figuring out the host is unknown,