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Sparkling Cyanide

Agatha Christie

3.8 AVERAGE

fast-paced
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adventurous mysterious relaxing medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

I love Agatha Christie. I always return to her looking for consolation of some sort, and her books always work for me.

This is a very clever story. You recognise the best Christie novels if at the ending you wonder how you could have missed it. The plot is simple, yet ingenious. And somehow you don't see it coming because Agatha Christie cleverly puts up a smokescreen sending you in the wrong direction.

This novel is set almost a year after the death of Rosemary Barton. Her death was thought a suïcide, but her husband receives letters telling him otherwise. And he is determined to find out who killed her.

Interesting read!
mysterious fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
mysterious slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Loveable characters: No
adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

challenging mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

I love Agatha Christie, once again she fools me.
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot