At Bertram's Hotel

As I am coming towards the end of reading all of Christie's mysteries chronologically, I am finding that most of her later ones are less ingenious than in her younger days. Maybe it is that I know her style so well by now and I can guess at what twist will come next.

That said, I didn't actually guess this one since there wasn't much to guess. It was less of a mystery and more of a...thriller? I'm not sure. All I know is there wasn't a murder until the end and by then you already have a lot buzzing in your mind about a large and sinister criminal organization.

Christie loves criminal organizations and they always tend to be large and uncomprehendingly dangerous. Honestly I would prefer if it were a smaller criminal organization that was very specialized and baffling because it starts to come off as contrived.

All in all, I liked the setting of the hotel and Miss Marple is always charming, even if she only has a minor part in this one. A decent read, but nowhere near her best.