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The illness of a loved one affects us in a more severe manner than we care to acknowledge. We cannot escape the surrounding gloom and despondency. Can we do something to alleviate the pain, can we be of some help to the ailing person, is all we can think about. Whether it is our parents, spouse or child, I think a loved one suffering is as bad as suffering illness myself. We all know that our parents have to go one day, yet that imminent event fills us with dread and despair. How will we cope with the loss? How can we survive without the guidance and blessing of someone above us? What can we do to delay the going away? Are we doing enough? At such times there seems to be no other choice but to keep faith and pray. We need to look deep within to find reserves of strength to cope with troubling times. And think positive, which is very essential. May God give us the strength to cope with trying times.

So "And There Were None" has been voted the best Christie mystery in a poll conducted by BBC. I knew it! It has been my favourite ever since I devoured it a few years back. It is easily one of the most intriguing, riveting story ever written, by a crime writer or otherwise. Along with a finely detailed plot, it boasts of some interesting character sketches as well. And it harks back to the eternal theme of crime and punishment, of sin and retribution. Somewhere, the story strikes a chord in all of us, as none of us are beyond sinning. Only we thank our stars that we have not sinned as heavily as the characters in the novel, so as to face such terrible annihilation. Also we feel glad to have some iota of guilt in our hearts along with regret, unlike the characters in "And There Were None". Throughout the novel, there is a tussle in our minds: we want the characters to be safe, but we cannot resist the delicious twists and turns. So much so we start expecting the...