At Bertram's Hotel (Facsimile) by
Agatha Christie
hbk out March 06
Published by HarperCollins
at £10
The facsimile dust jacket of this late (1965) Miss Marple story is unmemorable, but
the swish London hotel in which the action takes place is anything but. Is Bertram's
actually too good to be true? To my mind, the hotel is the most notable character in
the book, except for the detective herself. The mystery plot, concerning goings-on in
the hotel which rather test the credulity, is not one of Christie's best, but the tale is
told with enough verve to hold the reader's interest.
(
Martin Edwards
- author of the highly acclaimed Harry Devlin Mysteries)