 Dust-jacket illustration of the US (true first) edition. See Publication history (below) for UK first edition jacket image. | |
| Author | Agatha Christie |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Crime novel |
| Publisher | Dodd, Mead and Company |
Publication date | February 1945 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom United States |
| Media type | Print (hardcover & paperback) |
| Pages | 209 (first edition, hardcover) |
| Preceded by | Death Comes as the End |
| Followed by | The Hollow |
Sparkling Cyanide is a work of detective fiction by British writer Agatha Christie, first published in the US by Dodd, Mead and Company in February 1945 under the title of Remembered Death[1] and in UK by the Collins Crime Club in the December of the same year under Christie's original title.[2] The US edition retailed at $2.00[1] and the UK edition at eight shillings and sixpence (8/6).[2]
The novel features the recurring character of Colonel Race for his last appearance to solve the mysterious deaths of a married couple, exactly one year apart. The plot of this novel expands the plot of a short story, "Yellow Iris".
- ^ a b "American Tribute to Agatha Christie". The Golden Years 1945 - 1952. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
- ^ a b Chris Peers; Ralph Spurrier; Jamie Sturgeon (March 1999). Collins Crime Club – A checklist of First Editions (Second ed.). Dragonby Press. p. 15.