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Remembered Death
by Agatha Christie
Remembered Death (a.k.a., Sparkling Cyanide) offers a "Rashoman"-like opening with different characters remembering the deceased Rosemary Barton, who committed suicide very publicly at a gathering at a London nightclub. Each character sees her from different perspectives. But midway through the book, we shift to a more traditional present-tense telling of the lead-up to the anniversary of Rosemary's death.
Widowed George Barton has received anonymous letters suggesting Rosemary did not commit suicide, but was murdered. Now he is obsessed with exposing her killer. He suspects Rosemary's ;over, political rising star Stephen Farraday. Or is it mysterious Anthony Brown? Can George trust his loyal secretary, Ruth? And can he truly believe that Rosemary's sister Iris, who inherited her sister's wealth, did not know about Rosemary's secret lover?
When George's plot to trap the killer by recreating the event where Rosemary died goes awry, Scotland Yard must step in to try to resolve two murders... before any more occur.
Agatha Christie created so many of of the plot lines used in mysteries that her books can seem trite today. I've never found her characters much more than cartoons. They can seem insubstantial, and I seldom feel vested in their fates. Christie's strength has always been her convoluted plots and twist revelations of the murderers. This is a stand-alone volume without Christie's famed detectives Miss Marple or Hercule Poirot.
This edition is a Pocket Books paperback, 1973, with cover art by David FeBland, ISBN 0-671-54320-2.
Widowed George Barton has received anonymous letters suggesting Rosemary did not commit suicide, but was murdered. Now he is obsessed with exposing her killer. He suspects Rosemary's ;over, political rising star Stephen Farraday. Or is it mysterious Anthony Brown? Can George trust his loyal secretary, Ruth? And can he truly believe that Rosemary's sister Iris, who inherited her sister's wealth, did not know about Rosemary's secret lover?
When George's plot to trap the killer by recreating the event where Rosemary died goes awry, Scotland Yard must step in to try to resolve two murders... before any more occur.
Agatha Christie created so many of of the plot lines used in mysteries that her books can seem trite today. I've never found her characters much more than cartoons. They can seem insubstantial, and I seldom feel vested in their fates. Christie's strength has always been her convoluted plots and twist revelations of the murderers. This is a stand-alone volume without Christie's famed detectives Miss Marple or Hercule Poirot.
This edition is a Pocket Books paperback, 1973, with cover art by David FeBland, ISBN 0-671-54320-2.