Ten dead comedians by fred van lente is a contemporary agatha christie style murder mystery set on a celebrity owned island in the caribbean hollywood funnyman dustin walker invites nine fellow comedians to collaborate with him on an unspecified project details to be explained during a luxury weekend retreat. Ten dead comedians is an homage to agatha christies and then there were none but with 100 more jokes this is the rare book that will appeal equally to fans of ms christie or murder mysteries in general comedy lovers and those who just really really hate comedians and all that they stand for. Ten dead comedians is a must read for mystery fans i highly recommend it disclosure of material connection i have a material connection because i received a review copy for free from netgalley and the publisher. Ten dead comedians is seriously hilarious even under threat of death the comedians cant help but be funny which keeps the story lighthearted even when some of the situations are grotesque. A darkly clever take on agatha christies and then there were none and other classics of the genre ten dead comedians is a marvel of literary ventriloquism with hilarious comic monologues in