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.…

A grand old London hotel A series of alarming coincidences Danger lurking down every corridor

In utter disbelief, Miss Marple read the letter addressed to her from the recently deceased Mr. Rafiel—an acquaintance she had met briefly on her travels. He had left instructions for her to investigate a crime after his death. The only problem was, he had failed to tell her who was involved or where and when the crime had been committed. It was most intriguing. Soon she is faced with a new crime—the ultimate crime—murder. It seems someone is adamant that past evils remained buried. . . .

Hotel Bertram tampak anggun, penuh daya tarik, dan mengundang nostalgia bagi orang-orang yang pernah mengenalnya berpuluh-puluh tahun lalu. Para tamu yang berdatangan pun tetap dari kalangan yang sama: pejabat gereja, janda kaum ningrat yang kaya raya, gadis-gadis yang berlibur dari sekolah-sekolah mahal, sampai dengan para pensiunan jenderal. Siapa yang mengira di tempat seperti itu ada kejahatan yang mengancam? Siapa yang mengira bahwa di antara orang-orang itu ada yang tidak mengenakan identitas aslinya? Hotel Bertram penuh misteri tak terduga. Tapi, bagi Jane Marple, tak ada yang dapat disembunyikan dari pandangannya yang tajam. Kesenangannya mengamati segala sesuatu yang terjadi di sekelilingnya ternyata secara tidak langsung membantu Inspektur Kepala Davy dalam memecahkan misteri di Hotel Bertram ini.

Miss Jane Marple finds the genteel, traditional atmosphere of Bertram's Hotel tainted by crime.

Miss Marple si trova a Londra presso il Bertram Hotel un elegante albergo. Il suo spirito di osservazione la porta a notare alcuni fatti strani che poi si rivelano importanti nell'indagine che Scotland Yard sta conducendo su alcune grosse rapine avvenute a Londra negli ultimi anni.

Soon after Gwenda moved into her new home, odd things started to happen. Despite her best efforts to modernize the house, she only succeeded in dredging up its past. Worse, she felt an irrational sense of terror every time she climbed the stairs. In fear, Gwenda turned to Miss Marple to exorcise her ghosts. Between them, they were to solve a “perfect” crime committed many years before.