Sparkling Cyanide by Agatha Christie

Sparkling Cyanide

Colonel Race #4

Agatha Christie

6 hours, 30 minutes first pub 1944 (editions)

fiction classics crime mystery mysterious fast-paced

Description

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 sev...

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Community Reviews Summary of 1,970 reviews

Moods

mysterious 96%
tense 35%
dark 29%
adventurous 20%
challenging 10%
emotional 8%
reflective 8%
relaxing 7%
sad 5%
funny 4%
lighthearted 4%
informative 1%

Pace

medium 50%
fast 35%
slow 14%

Plot- or character-driven?

Plot: 56% | A mix: 28% | Character: 14%

Strong character development?

No: 60% | Yes: 18% | It's complicated: 17% | N/A: 3%

Loveable characters?

No: 39% | It's complicated: 33% | Yes: 22% | N/A: 4%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 78% | Yes: 13% | It's complicated: 5% | N/A: 2%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 46% | No: 32% | It's complicated: 19%

Average rating

3.79

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