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A review by sweekune
Sparkling Cyanide by Agatha Christie
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
⭐ 4/5 ⭐
Audiobook narrated by Hugh Fraser.
A young woman committed suicide... Or did she? Those closest to her all have a motive for murder. Colonel Race is called in to investigate.
- I love the winding nature of this one. Initially and for over half the book, we focus on the lives and issues of each potential suspect individually in quite some detail. The book really takes care to build up an excellent picture of why any of the characters may have wanted to murder Rosemary (the dead woman).
- The characters are varied, interesting and believable. Christie really pulls out the stops to make you both feel for and suspect each of them in turn.
- Colonel Race is not new to me but I've not really read a novel where he is the main detective, as such. He was a bit flat compared to my usual favourite of Poirot but enjoyable nonetheless.
If you like quite character focused mysteries with lots of options for the outcome, I highly recommend Sparkling Cyanide.
Audiobook narrated by Hugh Fraser.
A young woman committed suicide... Or did she? Those closest to her all have a motive for murder. Colonel Race is called in to investigate.
- I love the winding nature of this one. Initially and for over half the book, we focus on the lives and issues of each potential suspect individually in quite some detail. The book really takes care to build up an excellent picture of why any of the characters may have wanted to murder Rosemary (the dead woman).
- The characters are varied, interesting and believable. Christie really pulls out the stops to make you both feel for and suspect each of them in turn.
- Colonel Race is not new to me but I've not really read a novel where he is the main detective, as such. He was a bit flat compared to my usual favourite of Poirot but enjoyable nonetheless.
If you like quite character focused mysteries with lots of options for the outcome, I highly recommend Sparkling Cyanide.