April Read/2

Title: At Bertram’s Hotel

Author: Christie, Agatha

Genre: Mystery

Book Description (from amazon.com):

            Agatha Christie, the acknowledged mistress of suspense—creator of indomitable sleuth Miss Marple, meticulous Belgian detective Hercule Poirot, and so many other unforgettable characters—brings her entire oeuvre of ingenious whodunits, locked room mysteries, and perplexing puzzles to Harper Paperbacks. 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.

My Read:

            Another good read about Miss Marple who is sharp at observing human nature. Her methods of reading people are actually very scientific and make lots of senses. The following paragraph made an impression in my memory as I was perusing the story. Here is conversation:

“Up to a point, yes,” said Miss Marple. “If people do not choose to lower their voices, one must assume that they are prepared to be overheard. But of course matters may develop. The situation sometimes arises when you realize that though it is a public room, other people talking do not realize that there is anyone else in it. And then one has to decide what to do about it. Get up and cough, or just stay quite quiet and hope they won’t realize you’ve been there. Either way is embarrassing.”

            Listening, is, to Miss Marple, a thing she is pretty good at.