“At Bertram’s Hotel” is one of the latest works by Agatha Christie and, like some of her other late works, tends to be less exciting, but more contemplative. Most of the book is dedicated to the description of Bertram’s Hotel, which imitates old England in the second half of the twentieth century to cater to the desires of the older folk to see the world as if it hadn’t changed.
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A small village just after the Second World War – very cosy, very English and apparently the safest place in the world. When a weird announcement appears in the most popular local newspaper stating that there is going to be a murder in one of the houses and inviting friends to take part, most people assume it’s just about a murder game – and many of them arrive just in time, rather impatient.
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