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A brand new CD audio editon of Agatha Christie’s classic thriller.

Features the recurring character Colonel Race from Death on the Nile, Cards on the Table and The Man in the Brown Suit.

Six people sit down to dinner at a table laid for seven. In front of the empty place is a sprig of rosemary – in solemn memory of Rosemary Barton who died at the same table exactly one year previously.

No one present on that fateful night would ever forget the woman’s face, contorted beyond recognition – or what they remembered about her astonishing life.

 Classics Cosy Crime Fiction Mystery Suspense Thriller & Suspense Traditional Detectives Fiction Crime

Critic reviews

“The denoument will probably come as a surprise to nine readers out of ten”
New York Times

“SPARKLING CYANIDE is the one … which I should take with me to a desert island; for I find in it a seriousness and a psychological insight unparalleled in the author’s other works.’ Times Literary Supplement
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Would you listen to Sparkling Cyanide again? Why?

This is a "keeper" There are at least two other versions both of which I have and I never tire of this story.

What was one of the most memorable moments of Sparkling Cyanide?

As ever with Christie the moment the "rogue" is revealed, she always catches me out!

Which character – as performed by Hugh Fraser – was your favourite?

Iris Marle - the "heroin" although a hard choice, he is very good at them all!

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Definitely!

Any additional comments?

Another sparkling mystery by the great Ms Christie.

A "SPARKLING" TALE!

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Loved it! Great plot so well written and an excellent narrator. Thank you for the opportunity!

a good book.

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Always love Christie stories, perfectly complimanted by the wonderful Hugh Fraser narration. I only wish she had written even more to be brought to life by Mr Fraser.

usual Hugh Fraser brilliance

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there's a short story called YELLOW IRIS that has the same setup but different outcome.
they both have a woman dying by cyanide at a night club as the start but change directions after that.
it can feel confusing if you remember the wrong one. (Poirot is in the other one.)

not to be confused with another story

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Great story, very nice interpretation, perfect combination. Hugh Fraser is great pick although there is no Poirot or Ms. Marple.

My favorite Author

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