Sparkling Cyanide (Colonel Race #4)

Agatha Christie

Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars
3.88 · 26 ratings · 288 pages · Published: 1944
Sparkling Cyanide by Agatha Christie
Murder is the unwanted dinner guest in the Agatha Christie classic, Sparkling Cyanide. Widely regarded as the queen of Golden Age crime, Christie brings all of her considerable skills to bear on this dark and passionate story of love, greed and obsession. With a cast of satisfyingly dubious suspects and a particularly spectacular death at its heart, Sparkling Cyanide’s meticulously plotted surprises will have readers racing to the end to discover the truth. The first-ever illustrated edition, this new title in the Folio Agatha Christie collection features seven full-colour images by artist Michael Philip Dunbabin and a splendidly illustrated binding. Val McDermid described Christie’s books as ‘the gateway drug to crime fiction’, and whether you are connoisseur of Golden Age mysteries or a new fan looking to build their library, Sparkling Cyanide is sure to prove irresistible.

ROSEMARY IS FOR REMEMBRANCE

Beautiful and rich, with admirers at her beck and call, Rosemary Barton appeared to have it all. Yet a year ago, during her own birthday party at the exclusive Luxembourg restaurant, she drank a glass full of deadly poison, leaving friends, family and a string of illicit lovers reeling with shock. Did Rosemary truly decide to take her own life, or did one of the dinner guests want the glamorous socialite dead? To uncover the truth, Colonel Race must unpick a tangled web woven by a woman whose life was built on secrets and lies, and he must do it quickly, because as the anniversary of Rosemary’s tragic end draws near, the spectre of death is looming once more for her beloved younger sister.

AN UNMISSABLE ADDITION TO ANY CRIME COLLECTION

With a color palette that summons both the autumnal feel of the book and an eerie sense of unease, Michael Philip Dunbabin’s illustrations are the perfect accompaniment to such a lush and involving mystery. Particular care has been taken with the period fashions and the exquisitely designed fabrics depicted in his images; from the tiny blue flowers on Iris’s dress to the dark line of her nylons, the mid-forties period is almost a character in itself. Wallpaper, rugs, carpets, suits, upholstery and even marble tabletops are all given intent attention to detail, and just like Christie’s entrancing stories, a keen eye is often rewarded. A smart binding with the author’s name picked out in a stylish and eye-catching font completes this first illustrated edition.

Three-quarter bound in blocked cloth, with a printed and blocked textured paper front board 
Set in Bell with Kabel as display 
248 pages 
Frontispiece plus 6 full-page colour illustrations 
Plain slipcase 
9˝ x 5¾˝
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