sharkybookshelf 's review for:

Sparkling Cyanide by Agatha Christie

3.0

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Rosemary Barton drinks poisoned champagne at her birthday dinner - a year later, the six witnesses reunite at the same table of the same restaurant to remember her…

This was a solid murder mystery: a good puzzle with a clever solution. But the denouement hinged on an element that ultimately felt a little dissatisfying (though not unbelievable). Christie was also a little heavy-handed (by her standards) on the misdirection and character set-ups.

A solid, closed circle double murder mystery - clever, though not Christie’s most masterly.