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A review by verosnotebook
At Bertram's Hotel by Agatha Christie
4.0
“Curiosity, or what she preferred herself to call ‘taking an interest’ in other people’s affairs, was undoubtedly one of Miss Marple’s characteristics.”
Our Miss Marple does indeed exercise her ‘curiosity’ in this novel, although she is not that much in the foreground. No, the narration follows several characters, until it rests with that of ‘father’, Chief Inspector Davy, trying to sort out all the ‘strands’ that seem to meet at Bertram’s Hotel, the hotel itself taking on the role of a character with all its charm and quintessential Englishness.
Indeed, Christie takes her time setting the scene, paying attention to all the pieces, moving them a bit here, a bit there, which results in the ‘crime’ taking place relatively late in the story. This might try the patience of some readers. I rather enjoyed following all the crumbs and smoke mirrors, trying to see what was going on.
Our Miss Marple does indeed exercise her ‘curiosity’ in this novel, although she is not that much in the foreground. No, the narration follows several characters, until it rests with that of ‘father’, Chief Inspector Davy, trying to sort out all the ‘strands’ that seem to meet at Bertram’s Hotel, the hotel itself taking on the role of a character with all its charm and quintessential Englishness.
Indeed, Christie takes her time setting the scene, paying attention to all the pieces, moving them a bit here, a bit there, which results in the ‘crime’ taking place relatively late in the story. This might try the patience of some readers. I rather enjoyed following all the crumbs and smoke mirrors, trying to see what was going on.