Cyanide with Christie, Katherine Bolger Hyde
Cyanide with Christie, Katherine Bolger Hyde
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Cyanide with Christie

Author: Katherine Bolger Hyde

Narrator: Caroline Shaffer

Unabridged: 8 hr 20 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/04/2020

Synopsis

A game of charades ends in coldblooded murder in this entertaining cozy mystery—third in the Crime with the Classics series.Having finished transforming Windy Corner, the grand Victorian mansion she inherited from her great aunt, into a writers’ retreat, widowed literature professor Emily Cavanaugh is ready to receive her first set of guests. But her careful planning is thrown into disarray by the unexpected arrival of outrageous true-crime writer, Cruella Crime, whose unpardonably rude behavior is causing great offence.As a ferocious ice storm rages outside, the guests entertain one another with a game of charades. But their revelries are brought to a sudden halt by the discovery of a body in one of the guest bedrooms. When it transpires the victim was poisoned, Emily decides to take a leaf out of the book of her favorite detective writer, Agatha Christie, and investigate. But as she pursues her inquiries, it becomes chillingly clear that she herself may have been the intended victim …

About Katherine Bolger Hyde

Katherine Bolger Hyde has lived her life surrounded by books, from teaching herself to read at age four to majoring in Russian literature to making her career as an editor. She lives in California with her husband.

About Caroline Shaffer

Caroline Shaffer is an AudioFile Earphones Award–winning narrator. A former company member at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival for nineteen years, she received an MFA from the American Conservatory Theater.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Julie on February 03, 2019

Cyanide With Christie is the third book in the Crime With the Classics series. I have had this series on my TBR list for some time, but just never seemed to start it. Once I saw the newest title was an homage to Agatha Christie (my favorite author for 40+ years), I finally got with the program and s......more

Goodreads review by Becky on July 29, 2022

I think I'm done with Katherine Bolger Hyde. I've given her 3 chances now to do something remotely interesting or original in her books featuring Emily Cavanaugh and she whiffed it each time. I was willing to give this one a shot because I love Agatha Christie and was hoping for an enjoyable mystery......more

Goodreads review by Susan on February 14, 2019

Finally the renovations have been completed on the Victorian mansion that is Windy Corner. Now literature professor Emily Cavanaugh can organise her first writers' retreat over the Christmas and New Year period. But death is never far away, but who will be the victim and who the guilty party among a......more

Goodreads review by Nora-adrienne on April 15, 2019

This series holds my attention from beginning to end. I can't wait till the next one comes out.......more

Goodreads review by Valerie on April 19, 2023

First, I have some admiration for people who are published writers. It's not easy both to write a book, especially a mystery, and then to be published. On top of that, someone who has a whole series of books published, well, kudos to them. This was the second Bolger Hyde book I listened to. I had ra......more

Quotes

“What’s not to love in crime solved by a classic?” Cara Black, New York Times bestselling author

“A cleverly-constructed village mystery, filled with hidden treats for Jane Austen fans and mystery-lovers alike—a promising and delightful series debut!” John Clement, author of the Dixie Hemingway series

“An intelligent mystery, with surprising plot twists and a dash of good old-fashioned romance. A delightful debut.” Hannah Dennison, author of the Honeychurch Hall Mysteries

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