 Dust-jacket illustration of first UK edition | |
| Author | Agatha Christie |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | Brian Russell[1] |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Crime novel |
| Publisher | Collins Crime Club |
Publication date | 15 November 1965 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | Print (hardback & paperback) |
| Pages | 256 (first edition, hardcover) |
| Preceded by | Star Over Bethlehem and other stories |
| Followed by | Third Girl |
At Bertram's Hotel is a work of detective fiction by Agatha Christie, first published in the United Kingdom by the Collins Crime Club on 15 November 1965[2] and in the United States by Dodd, Mead and Company in 1966.[3][4] The novel follows Chief Inspector Fred Davy as he investigates an upmarket hotel that is at the centre of a mysterious disappearance. Among the lodgers at the hotel is Christie's popular character Miss Marple; At Bertram's Hotel was marketed as a Miss Marple novel, despite the fact that Marple only appears in a few chapters and has a completely passive role in the investigation.
At Bertram's Hotel met with mostly positive reviews. Reviewers criticized the reliance of far-fetched coincidences, but found that Christie's gripping writing style makes the book enjoyable in spite of any weaknesses in the plot.
- ^ "Existential Ennui: Beautiful British Book Jacket Design of the 1950s and 1960s". Existential Ennui Blogspot.
- ^ Chris Peers, Ralph Spurrier and Jamie Sturgeon. Collins Crime Club: A Checklist of First Editions. Dragonby Press (second edition) March 1999 (p. 15)
- ^ Cooper, John; Pyke, B.A. (1994). Detective Fiction: The Collector's Guide (second ed.). Scholar Press. pp. 82, 87. ISBN 0-85967-991-8.
- ^ Marcus, J.S. (May 2007). "American Tribute to Agatha Christie". Retrieved 27 August 2018.