![]() ![]() The character Elvira Blake was drawn well, and the careful description of the way older people look in 1965 compared to earlier eras, showed that Christie's "sharp eye had not dimmed". A review in 1990 found the plot "creaky" but praised the "hotel atmosphere" which "is very well conveyed and used". Another reviewer called it "an ingenious mystery" reliant on Christie's skillful writing style. Miss Jane Marple is on vacation and loving every minute of her stay at Londons eminently expensive bastion of tradition. Every entry in this golden dozen has its own particular delights, but 'At Bertram's Hotel' towers above them all and is by far the best of this 24-hour treat (each film runs a bit under two hours, and each one could easily have been given a theatrical release). Reviews at the time of publication considered the denouement too far-fetched, but that it has "phenomenal zest and makes a reasonably snug read". She witnesses the complex lives of an estranged mother and daughter, and as always works with the police to solve crimes. Miss Marple enjoys her trips around London, and learns that she cannot go back: life moves forward. The hotel has a personality of its own, and a niche clientele of important church people, older women who lived through the Edwardian age, and girls looking for a safe place to stay in London. Miss Marple takes a two-week holiday in London, at Bertram's Hotel, where she stayed in her youth. ![]()
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