Sparkling Cyanide

By: Agatha Christie

Narrated by: Hugh Fraser

In Sparkling Cyanide, Agatha Christie seats six—including a murderer—around a dining table set for seven, one year to the day that a beautiful heiress was poisoned in that very room.

Six people sit down to a sumptuous meal at a table laid for seven. In front of the empty place is a sprig of rosemary—""rosemary for remembrance."" A strange sentiment considering no one is likely to forget the night, exactly a year ago, that Rosemary Barton died at exactly the same table, her beautiful face unrecognizable, convulsed with pain and horror.

But then Rosemary had always been memorable—she had the ability to arouse strong passions in most people she met. In one case, strong enough to kill. . . .

Top drawer narration, clever plot

Agatha Christie weaves another clever mystery brought to life fantastically by the narrator Hugh Fraser

Character changes

The characters and their changes made this a very fun listen while cleaning closets. After reading the reviews I was really looking forward to listening and comparing my reaction. I loved the whole book.

Christie subverts herself!

The structure of the first half of the book is really great, giving a retrospective from all five of the main suspects, but my very favorite part is that Christie breaks one of her own unspoken rules to give a really great twist!

Agatha and Hugh Fraser

The best author and the best narrator the best combination ever. Thank you both for the experience.

A bit of a twist in the end,  characters were fun!

Hugh Fraser is exceptional! He’s able to portray every character so distinctly, I almost forget he is alone in narrating.