Sparkling Cyanide
- 250
- Pages
- about 4.5 h
- Reading time
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Our view
A classic Christie murder mystery, “Sparkling Cyanide” shifts between several characters’ points of view to good effect. Some readers feel that the solution arrives without any fair clue pointing to it, and that two of the characters end up with little to do. For those who like a traditional whodunit of moderate length, it is a dependable choice.
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About the book
Sparkling Cyanide is a mystery novel by British writer Agatha Christie, first published in the US by Dodd, Mead and Company in February 1945 under the title Remembered Death and in the UK by the Collins Crime Club in December the same year under Christie's original title. The US edition retailed at $2.00 and the UK edition at eight shillings and sixpence (8/6).
Where the score comes from
The sources average 7.4 across 118 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 45% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Crime & mystery average of 7.6. That is how 7.6 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 7.8 | 12 | 10% |
| Hardcover | 7.4 | 106 | 90% |
Frequently asked
How long is Sparkling Cyanide?
It has 250 pages — shorter than 91% of the ranked books in Crime & mystery.
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