When Miss Marple stays in London's fashionable Bertram's Hotel, she enjoys the traditional décor, the impeccable service - and the unmistakable atmosphere of danger behind the highly polished veneer.

When Miss Marple stays in London's fashionable Bertram's Hotel, she enjoys the traditional décor, the impeccable service - and the unmistakable atmosphere of danger behind the highly polished veneer. Many of her fellow guests are gathered for the will reading of Sir Richard Blake, the multi-millionaire who disappeared seven years previously. Ably assisted by the hotel maid Jane and Inspector Bird, Miss Marple realizes that the truth behind Bertram's Hotel is darker than even she could have imagined - especially when two of the staff are murdered ...