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At Bertram’s Hotel audiobook

  • By: Agatha Christie
  • Narrator: Stephanie Cole
  • Category: Crime, Fiction
  • Length: 6 hours 44 minutes
  • Publisher: HarperAudio
  • Publish date: July 03, 2012
  • Language: English
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At Bertram’s Hotel Audiobook Summary

At Bertram’s Hotel the intrepid Miss Marple, on holiday in London, must solve a deadly mystery at the end of a chain of very violent events.

An old-fashioned London hotel is not quite as reputable as it makes out to be….

When Miss Marple comes up from the country for a holiday in London, she finds what she’s looking for at Bertram’s Hotel: traditional decor, impeccable service, and an unmistakable atmosphere of danger behind the highly-polished veneer.

Yet, not even Miss Marple can foresee the violent chain of events set in motion when an eccentric guest makes his way to the airport on the wrong day….

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Stephanie Cole is the narrator of At Bertram’s Hotel audiobook that was written by Agatha Christie

Agatha Christie is the most widely published author of all time, outsold only by the Bible and Shakespeare. Her books have sold more than a billion copies in English and another billion in a hundred foreign languages. She died in 1976, after a prolific career spanning six decades.

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Narrator Stephanie Cole
Length 6 hours 44 minutes
Author Agatha Christie
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Publisher HarperAudio
Release date July 03, 2012
ISBN 9780062229441

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The publisher of the At Bertram’s Hotel is HarperAudio. includes the following subjects: The BISAC Subject Code is Crime, Fiction

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The publisher of the At Bertram’s Hotel is HarperAudio. The imprint is HarperAudio. It is supplied by HarperAudio. The ISBN-13 is 9780062229441.

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Goodreads Reviews

Ahmad

September 29, 2020

At Bertram's Hotel (Miss Marple #11), Agatha ChristieAt Bertram's Hotel is a work of detective fiction by Agatha Christie and first published in the UK by the Collins Crime Club on 15 November 1965. It features the detective Miss Marple. Miss Marple takes a two-week vacation in London, at Bertram's Hotel, where she stayed in her youth. 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 enjoys her trips around London, and learns that she cannot go back, life moves forward. She witnesses the complex lives of an estranged mother and daughter and as always works with the police to solve crimes. عنوانها: «در هتل برترام»؛ «جنایت در هتل برترم»؛ «هتل برترام در مه»؛ نویسنده: آگاتا کریستی؛ تاریخ نخستین خوانش: سال 1995میلادیعنوان: در هتل برترام؛ نویسنده: آگاتا کریستی؛ مترجم: فرشته خجندی؛ تهران، صدوق، 1373؛ در 300ص؛ موضوع: داستانهای پلیسی از نویسندگان بریتانیایی - سده 20معنوان: جنایت در هتل برترم؛ نویسنده: آگاتا کریستی؛ مترجم: پریسا محمدی نژند؛ تهران، پائیز، 1373؛ در 370ص؛ عنوان: هتل برترام در مه؛ نویسنده: آگاتا کریستی؛ مترجم: ماریا میرحسینی؛ تهران، میلاد، 1375؛ در 320ص؛ در هتل برترام، رمان جنایی، نوشته ی خانم «آگاتا کریستی» چاپ سال 1965میلادی می‌باشد؛ شخصیت اصلی این کتاب، «خانم مارپل» استنقل از متن: (قطار پست از مبدأ «ایرلند» در تاریکی شب، یا بهتر است بگوییم در تاریکی نخستین ساعات بامداد، به پیش می‌تاخت؛ هر از گاهی موتور دیزلی‌ اش به علامت هشدار، ناله محزونی سر می‌داد؛ سرعتش از هشتاد کیلومتر در ساعت بیشتر بود؛ به‌ موقع می‌رسید؛ بعد ناگهان ترمز کرد، و از شتابش کاسته شد؛ چرخها روی ریل به قژقژ درآمد؛ سرعتش کمتر و کمتر شد؛ رئیس قطار سر از پنجره بیرون کرد، و علامت قرمز را دید؛ قطار سرانجام توقف کرد؛ بعضی از مسافران بیدار شدند؛ ولی بیشتر آنها خواب بودند؛ خانم مسنی که از توقف ناگهانی قطار تعجب کرده بود، درِ کوپه‌ اش را باز کرد و داخل راهرو را نگاه کرد؛ کمی آن‌طرف‌تر یکی از درهای مشرف به خط آهن باز بود؛ روحانی مسنی با کاکل سفید، داشت سوار می‌شد؛ خانم حدس زد قبلاً از قطار پیاده شده که ببیند چه خبر است؛ هوای دم صبح حسابی سرد بود؛ یک نفر از انتهای راهرو گفت: «چیزی نیست. علامت است.»؛ زن رفت توی کوپه‌ اش و سعی کرد دوباره بخوابد؛ در پایین، بین ریلها، مردی فانوس به دست، از اتاقک دیده‌ بانی به طرف قطار می‌دوید؛ آتشکار از قطار پایین رفت؛ رئیس قطار که قبلاً پایین رفته بود، آمد پیشش؛ مرد فانوس به دست هم رسید؛ نفس‌ نفس‌ زنان گفت: ــ اتفاق بدی افتاده...؛ قطار باری از ریل خارج شده...)؛ پایان نقلتاریخ بهنگام رسانی 08/07/1399هجری خورشیدی؛ ا. شربیانی

Luffy

March 05, 2016

I enjoyed this particular story very much. Not the most imaginative beginning to a review but that's the first thing I wanted to say! Gone here, are the orderly presentations of suspects. Mrs Agatha Christie here departs from her usual structure-although the style is as sterling as ever- and I can't for the life of me imagine who was she copying with such a fearless endeavor.While reading the bits where Miss Marple appears, I was regretting that she doesn't exist-she is a relic as much as the Hotel Bertram itself was. Pardon the irrelevancy, but I'd be interested in reading even a fan fiction of her, regardless of genre or quality! Miss Marple is witness to 2 or 3 crucial occurrences that propel Inspector Davy (Father) to fulfill the completion of bringing a criminal gang to justice, to stop an entire organisation in its tracks. But Miss Marple herself never takes center stage, she is a glorified witness, who understands what she sees. Very different beast, this book is.I like old fashioned detective stories most when the motive for the murder is money. Thankfully here this is the case. But the murderer needs the money for her lover. This was, I think, an unnecessary addition. It makes the dated(in a good way) scenery more theatrical, and that is not so good. Take Lady Sedgwick, one of the main suspects, she doesn't to me, come across as a believable person. The way she exits the story is laughable and not convincing, plus it's oh so melodramatic. I felt nothing for her. I couldn't view her as a believable adventuress, mother, or mastermind. But maybe that's just me. I kept my focus throughout this book. No part of it was tedious because you felt that bits of the puzzle would ultimately come together. And the revelations, interceded between blurbs of Lady Sedgewick, kept coming till the very end.

Ken

September 11, 2021

Our favourite elderly spinster is yet again being treated to a vacation by her nephew Raymond, though it's his wife that had suggested a trip to the seaside.Just like her previous trip the Caribbean, Jane Marple (eventually!) finds herself involved in a murder mystery.Christie is so brilliant at setting up the story and I loved the idea that Miss Marple rebukes a possible trips to Bournemouth or Eastbourne in favour of a trip to the capital.It's a nostalgic trip as she wants to visit the hotel in London which she last visited as a teen.Bertram's Hotel is a curious time capsule that prides itself on being authentic to a beygone age.For someone of Marple's age it's easy to shy why she'd pick there.I'd be curious to revisit a place after a great length of time to see if the reality matched my memory.A hotel is a perfect setting for a whodunit, though I must confess that I started to wonder if we were ever going to get a dead body...This was definitely more akin to her thriller novels.What made this continue to be enjoyable was the 1960's setting and the use of The Great Train Robbery earlier that decade to form partly some inspiration for a bit of the plot.I'm actually glad that Marple was included rather than being a standalone thriller and whilst the mystery felt a little tacked on worked reasonably well.

Ellery

May 16, 2022

I thoroughly enjoyed this Miss Marple mystery. Bertram's Hotel is such a wonderful setting that it's practically a character. Not only does Christie give us the usual parade of suspects, but she also introduces the shrewd and amiable "Father" the middle-aged, portly Chief Inspector. This is one of Christie's less convoluted puzzles, but the pacing meets the setting. I don't care how many criminals hang out at Bertram's Hotel—I'd stay there in a heartbeat!

Stephanie

July 22, 2019

"Even at Bertram's, thought Miss Marple, happily, interesting things could happen . . . ."Miss Marple is sent yet on another vacation by her nephew, Raymond. This time, she is off to London, to stay at Bertram's Hotel, a place she last visited in her childhood. The place retains a nostalgic and old-fashioned feel that appeals to a select group of clientele. Yet, mch as Miss Marple is enchanted by Bertram's, she feels something is amiss. When a clergyman goes missing and a man ends up murdered, Miss Marple confirms her suspicions.The 11th book in the Miss Marple series, At Bertram's Hotel, originally published in 1965, is a book that I initially did not quite love but did towards the end. Miss Marple is off on another vacation, courtesy of her nephew Raymond who greatly cares for her. She goes to London, to Bertram's Hotel. She stayed there as a girl and was charmed by the atmosphere and place. Upon arrival, Miss Marple realizes that the hotel has kept that charm despite modern times. Bertram's has a "nice old-fashioned clientele, comfortable, old-fashioned premises, nothing rackety about it, a lot of luxury without looking luxurious". Aristocracy, clergymen, wealhty tourists, army officers and older ladies that like the Edwardian style stay here. It all looks awfully respectable . . . or is it? I did not love the format at first but it grew on me as I read on. This book is ceratinly different than other Marple mysteries but it keeps the same essence. What appeared to be separate incidents happening to different guests and staff in the hotel comes together to reveal a larger plot. I most liked the old time hotel atmosphere Christie created and did not much mind that Miss Marple was somewhat on the sidelines in this book. We still see her sharp as ever. This is one of the Marple mysteries I was most looking forward to reading and I greatly enjoyed it.

Lady Clementina

May 21, 2020

Book 10 in the Miss Marple Challenge. At Bertram’s Hotel was rather different from the Marples I’ve read so far. It starts off quite the same though. Miss Marple is travelling again, but unlike in the previous book, she has only gone up to London this time, to stay for a fortnight at Bertram’s Hotel, a place she had stayed at as a fourteen-year-old and has fond memories of. At the hotel there are some familiar faces, Lady Selina Hazy (who she knows from the former’s brief stay at St Mary Mead) and Canon Pennyfather, a rather absent-minded old clergyman who can’t remember which day it is or where he’s supposed to be. Among the guests are also the daring Lady Sedgwick, who has a quite wild streak having survived airplane and car crashes, and her more sheltered daughter Elvira, who has her own share of secrets and “adventures”. To Miss Marple’s surprise, Bertram’s Hotel is almost completely unchanged―still preserving its Edwardian appearance, charm, food, and also service―and seems indeed to be prospering despite the changes in the world outside. Everything at the hotel proceeds smoothly, service is flawless, and guests comfortable and happy. Yet, things don’t seem quite right. Alongside the police are investigating a series of daring robberies, most recently aboard the Irish Mail, and a hint or two suggests a possible connection with the hotel. Still, nothing really happens, that is until Canon Pennyfather ends up muddling his dates again, and returns to his hotel when he wasn’t expected and simply disappears. This is a Marple tale in which nothing major really happens―even the murder (there is one of course, for it won’t be a proper Miss Marple without one) happens quite late in the tale―yet there are strange goings on all over the place, and as a reader, one can certainly feel Miss Marple’s unease and yet, neither we nor her can point our finger quite at it. But when things do start to happen, the excitement builds up a lot more. Chief Inspector Davy (in charge of the case in this one) is quite an able policeman (despite appearing to the contrary) and also recognises Miss Marple’s talents ending up relying on her help (not perhaps as much as Inspector Craddock or Sir Henry, though) and keen eyes (and ears) to tie things together.I found this an enjoyable read both for the mystery element, which though different from the usual, ended with quite a surprise (I had forgotten this despite having read the book before) as well as for the descriptions. I thought the whole idea of the hotel, its appearance, the Edwardian atmosphere and charm was very well done, as was the sense of unease which Miss Marple has which the reader begins to catch on to as well, after a few happenings. There were some elements though such as the financiers of the hotel, even some elements of the crime, though interesting certainly but which felt a tiny (but very tiny) bit “Nancy Drewish” (for want of better expression). But while once again, this wasn’t among my favourite Marple books, it was a very good read, and I was glad I’d forgotten the end which preserved the surprise element as well.May 2020Revisited; this time I remembered the twist which I'd forgotten on my last read but enjoyed smaller details like references to the 'air station' as well as 'air port' (I wonder when the usage changed, or were both terms used simultaneously), and the story of Chesterton's absent-mindedness. Canon Pennyfather was clearly based on him. Good fun!

Kimberly

November 18, 2022

At Bertram's Hotel by Agatha Christie is one of my favorites from the Miss Marple series. I'm normally not a fan of series installments that take the main character into unfamiliar surroundings (beach vacations, etc.) but this seemed to come across as a very familiar and Miss Marple-ish place for her to be. The cast of characters were an eclectic, quirky mix of personalities, the setting was warm and familiar, and the mystery plot was well written with plenty of red herrings along the way to confuse me from the real killer. It was just a top notch mystery as to be expected from Agatha Christie.

Jack

November 19, 2020

4 Stars. Miss Marple had been there decades earlier as a girl of 14. When her niece offered a holiday in London, she was grateful and wanted to go back to the same old hotel, Bertram's - in reality the famous Brown's Hotel which opened in 1837. It seemed not to have changed, still full of people from yesterday. The service remained impeccable but thankfully, the conveniences had improved. Every now and then she would recognize someone important. Isn't that Archdeacon Abercrombie? And isn't that young man the race car champion, Ladislaus Malinowski, who had that accident last year? He's the one Colonel Luscombe's young ward, Elvira Blake, is all excited about. Look, here comes the outrageous Lady Sedgewick. Under the surface however, it had changed and Miss Marple senses something wrong. Yes, she's still got it. It's about this time that Canon Pennyfather forgets when his flight to Switzerland departs and leaves for the airport one day late, finds he's made a mistake, and returns to his supposedly empty hotel room. He then disappears. Scotland Yard comes calling and Miss Marple answers the bell once more. I am re-reading them all. (May 2020)

Estíbaliz

March 10, 2022

La verdad es que me ha gustado muchísimo. Y lo que más, sin duda, la ambientación. El libro empieza con una descripción del Hotel Bertram y bueno, mi reino por alojarme allí. La forma en la que lo describe la autora me ha encantado. Básicamente no hay nada más típicamente británico que una estancia en el Bertram, y aunque las cosas ya no sean así y básicamente sea una representación para los turistas, me da igual, porque me encanta.De esta historia me han gustado también mucho ciertos personajes femeninos. Por supuesto, tenemos a Miss Marple, que es una fuera de serie, aunque nunca sale lo suficiente en la historia, pero también tenemos en especial a una mujer que, para la época en la que fue escrito, me parece que se sale un poco de la norma y que no se detiene ante nada para conseguir lo que quiere, por decirlo de alguna manera.Lo que menos me ha gustado de la historia ha sido al final, no en cuanto a la identidad del culpable o la resolución del misterio, pero sí en cuanto a lo que pasa al final con dicho culpable.En cuanto al misterio, me ha tenido despistada en algunos puntos y me ha hecho dudar casi al final, pero debo decir que Agatha ha vuelto a ganarme. Esto se me da fatal, sin duda.

Sophie

August 09, 2015

I loved this book, though I can see that it's not one of Agatha's best plots. Miss Marple doesn't really solve the mystery - a policeman does. But as a novel, I think it's among Agatha's best, most balanced novels. The hotel atmosphere and descriptions of London, and several of the characters, are just brilliantly done. It was v gripping and huge fun to read.

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