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A character in And Then There Were None

Anthony Marston

The rich young man with the fast car who ran down two children and lost his licence for a year.

What they want

A good time, and no bores.

The book

And Then There Were NoneAgatha Christie, 1939

Ten strangers on an island off Devon, a nursery rhyme on the wall, and no detective coming to save anyone.

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At a glance

In the book
Wealthy young man, invited to a house party
Charged with
The deaths of John and Lucy Combes, run down by his car
Where he appears
Chapters 1 to 4

Who they are in the book

Spoiler-free

Marston arrives last, in a sports car, and treats the island as a party. The record charges him with killing two children, John and Lucy Combes, with his car. He remembers it as a nuisance: a year without his licence. He is the guest with the least conscience, and the book gives him the least time.

How Anthony Marston Is Portrayed

Appearance, manner, and tone — as the book sketches them, in our words.

  • The carA fast open car driven through Devon lanes, nearly running the others off the road.
  • The looksTall, handsome, bronzed; the narration compares him to a young god and does not mean it kindly.
  • The shrugOf the Combes children he says it was bad luck for him, and means the licence.
  • The drinkHe proposes a toast to crime, drinks, and chokes.
Their ending, and the commentary — spoilers aheadHow the book leaves them, what happened after, and what the record says. Open when you're ready.

Marston is the first to die, from cyanide in his whisky, minutes after the record ends.

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