Sparkling Cyanide: A BBC Radio 4 Full-Cast Drama
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.35 (605 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1408467593 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 1 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-07-28 |
| Language | : | English |
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With a distinguished cast including Naomi Frederick, Peter Wight, and Sean Baker, this wonderfully entertaining production retains the thrill of Agatha Christie’s clever, compulsive story.2 CDs. "‘There’s Rosemary, that’s for remembrance." Published in 1945, Sparkling Cyanide is all about remembrance. 1 hr 30 mins.. Rosemary haunts all six characters, each of them a suspect, throughout the story—and it’s not until her killer is found and her ghost laid to rest that the group can move on, though they will never forget. It begins with six characters recalling the horrific death of Rosemary Barton, a beautiful but shallow young heiress poisoned by a cyanide-spiked glass of champagne while celebrating her birthday at a smart London restaurant
"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
"Rosemary is for remembrance in this tense Hitchcockian tale of murder, love and greed by Dame Agatha Christie the murder queen!" according to C. M Mills. Sparkling Cyanide was first published in London in 19Rosemary is for remembrance in this tense Hitchcockian tale of murder, love and greed by Dame Agatha Christie the murder queen! C. M Mills Sparkling Cyanide was first published in London in 1945 but still holds up well as one of Dame Agatha Christie's best murder mysteries. The novel does not present the sleuthing skills of Hercule Poirot or Miss Marple. Instead, the case is handled with skillful aplomb by avuncular Colonel Race, Inspector Kemp of Sco. 5 but still holds up well as one of Dame Agatha Christie's best murder mysteries. The novel does not present the sleuthing skills of Hercule Poirot or Miss Marple. Instead, the case is handled with skillful aplomb by avuncular Colonel Race, Inspector Kemp of Sco. "Good read" according to kaci. I thought I had it figured out, almost put the book down because of the fact it seemed so obvious. The only reason I continued is because I know Agatha Christie is anything but predictable. Let's just say there's a nice surprise for you at the end and you definitely won't expect it. I can honestly say she never dis. Great Story. Orthodoxy Christie pulls out all the stops in this one. The story is told mostly in flashbacks or remembrances of the main characters. They are all the suspects in the death of Rosemary Barton, a beautiful socialite who seems to have everything. There are many plot twists in this one all centering around a dinner party given
During the World War I she worked as a hospital dispenser, where she gleaned the working knowledge of various poisons. However, it was not until the publication of The Murder of Roger Ackroyd that Agatha Christie’s reputation was firmly established. In 1930 the sharp-witted spinster sleuth Miss Marple mad