An orphaned heiress, a Continental race car driver, a train robbery, and an absentminded - and sometimes missing - clergyman. These are the primary element's of Agatha Chritie's At Bertram's Hotel. Naturally, as this is a Miss Marple novel, Miss Marple just happens to be staying at the aforementioned Bertram's and has just the eyes and ears to connect nearly everything. Scotland Yard is only too happy to oblige with the rest.
Bertram's is classic Christie. It's short and to the point, easy to read, not too many characters, all ultimately connected in sometimes surprising ways. I have a nagging suspicion that I have read it previously (perhaps more than a suspicion, unless Chritie has used the Bollard's episode more than once, which is also possible). However, not being entirely certain of the plot, I happily read it again sitting on an airplane, content to be reading without having to concentrate too much!
As always with Dame Christie's work, fans of the author, or the mystery genre in general, should find this book up to par and, therefore, an enjoyable read. Even the second time.
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