Agatha Christie — At Bertram&Apos;S Hotel

London, The Crime Club by Collins, 1965. First edition. Cloth. A pleasing first edition of Christie's intriguing Miss Marple mystery set at Bertram's Hotel, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. First edition, first impression. With the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper. The novel follows Chief Inspector Fred Davy as he investigates an Edwardian hotel that is at the centre of a mysterious disappearance. Among the guests at the hotel is Christie's popular character Miss Marple; At Bertram's Hotel was marketed as a Miss Marple novel, despite the fact that Marple only appears in a few chapters and has a completely passive role in the investigation.From Agatha Christie, one of the most prolific and successful detective writers of her time, writing sixty-six detective novels in total, the most popular of which typically revolve around fictional detectives Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple. She is widely regarded as one of the greatest writers, particularly in the mystery genre, and has been given the nickname "Queen of Crime" as a result. In the original cloth binding. With the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, excellent, with minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine only. Dust wrapper is slightly sunned to the spine, with handling marks and minor shelf wear to the wraps. Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean pages. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine/Very Good Indeed.