Sparkling cyanide

Description

Six people sit down to a sumptuous meal at a table laid for seven. A sprig of rosemary -- 'rosemary for remembrance' -- marks the empty place. It is the first anniversary of the horrific death by cyanide-laced champagne of the beautiful and troublesome Rosemary Barton. The assembled guests are the same participants at the meal a year prior, and Rosemary's widower, George Barton, is determined to prove that one of them is a murderer. But George's dinner party, and his plans for justice, will go terribly awry, as another death will come to haunt this date. Colonel Race of the British Secret Service, friend of Hercule Poirot (and a featured player in Cards on the Table and Death on the Nile), is on the scene to investigate.

Description

"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..."--P. [4] of cover. Six people remember Rosemary a year after her death, but one of them killed her.

Subjects

Series Statement

• The Agatha Christie collection
• Agatha Christie collection

Other Editions

• Sparkling cyanideWilliam Morrow2012-01-01
• Remembered DeathMass Market PaperbackPocket Books1968-07-01
• Sparkling cyanideUlverscroft1978-01-01
• Sparkling Cyanide.Chivers Audio Books1989-01-01
• Sparkling CyanideHardcoverUlverscroft Large Print1989-12-01
• Sparkling CyanideHarperPaperbacks1992-01-01