William Henry Blore is the character of Agatha Christie's famous 1939 mystery novel And Then There Were None.
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Blore used to be a police inspector, but later retired. During his service, he was known for his uncleanliness. For example, he once gave false testimony in court for a bribe, which led to the conviction of an innocent man named James Landor, who died in hard labor a year after the trial. After retirement, Blore worked as a private detective. He was invited through Isaac Morris supposedly to guard Mrs. Onim's jewelry for a substantial fee. When he first met the other characters, he introduced himself as Mr. Davis. Arriving on the island, he and the other characters hear accusations against them of previously committed murders that cannot be proven before the law. Blore's history with James Landor also comes up. The guests begin to suspect a bad joke. It turns out that none of those present, including the servants, personally met the Onims, and the guests were invited to the island under fictitious pretexts. However, right there, at dinner, a young reckless driver named Anthony Marston is poisoned. Someone added potassium cyanide to his whiskey. That night, someone injects Ethel Rogers with a huge dose of sleeping pills, causing her death. It becomes clear that someone lured them here to exterminate them. The boat that brought them, as usual, does not arrive, and besides, a storm arises, and the guests get stuck on the island. Dr. Armstrong, William Blore and Philip Lombard search the island and the house, but find no strangers. General John MacArthur is found murdered on the other side of the island that evening, someone hitting him on the head with a heavy object. Judge Wargrave states that the killer is among the guests, since there is no one else on the island. At the time of the commission of all three murders, no one had an alibi and all survivors are under suspicion. The next morning, Rogers the butler is found hacked to death with an axe. That same morning, Emily Brent dies from an injection of potassium cyanide, and a bumblebee is found in the room. The survivors decide to search each other's belongings; at the same time, it turns out that Lombard’s revolver, which he brought with him, has disappeared. In the evening, Vera Claythorne goes up to her room and a minute later the others hear her screams. The men rush into Vera's room and discover that she has lost consciousness because she was frightened by touching the seaweed suspended from the ceiling in the dark. Returning to the drawing room, they find Judge Wargrave sitting in a chair, wearing a red robe and wig; a bullet hole is visible on his forehead. Armstrong pronounces the judge dead. The pawnbroker finds a revolver in his desk drawer. That same night, Blore notices that (he thinks) Armstrong is leaving the house. Blore and Lombard go after him, but Armstrong disappears. Now the rest are sure that the doctor is the killer. On the morning of August 11, they leave the house and remain on the rock. Using the mirror, they send a distress signal to the mainland, but receive no response. Blore returns to the house for food, and soon Vera and Lombard hear a strange rumble. They find Blore murdered, a marble clock in the shape of a bear, which stood on the fireplace in Vera Claythorne's room, was dropped on his head. They then find Armstrong's body washed ashore by the tide. Vera, considering Lombard the murderer, kills him and commits suicide. The killer turns out to be Judge Wargrave, who faked his death.
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