Remembered Death and A Caribbean Mystery

Books 51 and 52 are both by Agatha Christie and since I finished one yesterday and the other today, I decided to do one post.

Remembered Death/Sparkling Cyanide:

At Rosemary Barton's birthday, her guests saw her drink champagne and then collapse. The verdict was suicide, she has been depressed following a bout of the flu. Six months later, her husband George received an anonymous letter that said his wife had been murdered. Questions were asked and the invitees began to remember things. But someone remembered one thing too many and the murderer struck again.

• George Barton: Rosemary's devoted husband
• Iris: Rosemary's younger sister. Penniless while Rosemary was alive, she inherited Rosemary's fortune.
• Stephen Farraday: a rising member of Parliament. He had an affair with Rosemary. Public knowledge of the affair would be disastrous for his career.
• Lady Alexandra Farraday: Stephen's wife. She may or may not have been aware of his affair with Rosemary.
• Anthony Browne: A shifty American who deals in armaments. He also had an affair with Rosemary.
• Ruth Lessing: George Barton's secretary. She loves her boss and without Rosemary in the picture, she could make a fine wife for him.
• Lucilla Drake: a distant relative of Rosemary and Iris. She looked after the girls following their parents' deaths. Believes everything her son, Victor says. 
• Victor Drake: a good-for-nothing scoundrel who frequently wires his mother for money.

A Caribbean Mystery:

Miss Marple is enjoying a holiday in the Caribbean courtesy of her nephew and his wife. While, there, Miss Marple listens to Major Palgrave's endless stories about his travels and former exploits. Major Palgrave claims to know of a  murderer, and what's more, he has a photograph of this person (the photograph was given to him by a friend). That night Major Palgrave dies. At first, his death is attributed to high blood pressure and too much alcohol. But Miss Marple has her doubts and further investigations prove that he was murdered. Several people had heard Major Palgrave tell this story about a murderer, and no one is safe until the murderer is caught.

I don't like the cover of my English version, but I do like the cover my French version (The Major Talked Too Much).