Sparkling Cyanide - Colonel Race Author:Agatha Christie One year ago, seven people sat down to dinner. One of them, Rosemary Barton, never got up. Now, the group gather again for dinner (Iris' birthday party) all suspicious, and one of them a murderer. This dinner has been planned by Rosemary's husband, George. He is suspicious and plans this repeat dinner to catch the criminal. However, the murderer... more » cunningly poisons him.
The list of suspects is large, including Rosemary's sister, Iris, whose possible motive is gaining Rosemary's fortune; a semi-important political figure, Stephen Farraday, with whom Rosemary was having an affair; his wife, Sandra, who knew of the love affair between Rosemary and her husband; Anthony Browne, another adorer of Rosemary; and Ruth Lessing, George's secretary, who loved George and disliked Mrs. Barton. After George is poisoned, Colonel Race, an acquaintance of George, looks into the case. Anthony Browne even helps.« less
Six people are thinking about beautiful Rosemary Barton, who dies a year ago. There is the loving sister, the long suffering husband, the devoted secretary, the lovers and the betrayed wife. Which one did it?