At Bertram's Hotel (1965) (edit title/settings)

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Characters edit see section history

• Miss Marple: Old clever woman who solves the mysteries but who is not a real detective. She does it out of interest.
• Chief Inspector Davy: Add a description of this character.
• Elvira Blake
• Canon Pennyfather
• Lady Bess Sedgwick
• Bridget: Friend of Elvira
• Miss Gorringe: Hotel Receptionist
• Mrs. Mccrae: Canon Pennyfather's Housekeeper
• Egerton
• Inspector Campbell
• Michael Gorman: Irish. Commisionaire of Bertram's Hotel.
• Mr. Humfries: Hotel Manager
• Ladislaus Malinowski: Racing Driver
• Colonel Luscombe
• Mr. Hoffman
• Mr. Bollard
• Mrs. Carpenter
• Mr. Robinson
• Lady Selina Hazy
• Ronald
• Mrs. Melford
• Wade
• Comstock

Quotes edit see section history

• “Doesn't sound as if he'd gone off with a choirboy.”

  Chief-Inspector Davey

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Setting & Locations edit see section history

• London, England
• London
• Lucerne
• Italy
• Switzerland
• Ireland
• Pond Street
• England
• Battersea Park
• Cromwell Road
• Bond Street
• Dover

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Series & Lists edit see section history

Preceded by A Caribbean Mystery, and followed by Nemesis.

Preceded by And Then There Were None, and followed by Poirot Investigates.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

1. Agatha Christie (Author)

Other Contributors:

1. H. Tromp (Translator) - Dutch translation of 'At Bertram's Hotel'

First Edition edit see section history

Classification edit see section history

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• Dewey: 813

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Subjects edit see section history

• Books › Mystery & Thrillers › Authors, A-Z › ( C ) › Christie, Agatha
• Books › Literature & Fiction › Classics
• Books › Literature & Fiction

Links to Supplemental Material edit see section history

• Agatha Christie: "At Bertram's Hotel" on the official Agatha Christie website.
• Wikipedia: "At Bertram's Hotel" on Wikipedia