The School of English Murder - Couverture souple

Edwards, Ruth Dudley

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0575051760 ISBN 13 : 9780575051768

Editeur : Gollancz, 1992

Synopsis

Robert Amiss, hero of "Corridors of Death" and "The Saint Valentine's Day Murders", reluctantly agrees to help the police who suspect - but cannot prove - that there are nasty goings-on at the Knightsbridge School of English.

A propos du livre

Biographie de l'auteur

Dr Ruth Dudley Edwards was born and brought up in Dublin, Ireland. Since she graduated she has lived in England, where she has been a teacher, a Cambridge postgraduate student, a marketing executive, a civil servant and, finally, a freelance writer, journalist and broadcaster.An historian and prize-winning biographer, her recent non-fiction includes the authorized history of The Economist, a portrait of the British Foreign Office and a book about the newspaper world of the mid-twentieth century. She uses her knowledge of the British establishment in her satirical crime novels: targets so far include the civil service, gentlemen's clubs, Cambridge colleges, the House of Lords, the Church of England, publishing, literary prizes and - always - political correctness. She has three times been short-listed for awards from the Crime Writers' Association.

Présentation de l'éditeur

Can anyone British teach English as a foreign language? It's murder....''Adroit, inspiring, and written with a rare lightness of touch,'' - The London Times Literary Supplement ''Believable plotting, a memorable cast of characters, and three - count 'em - three beguiling sleuths in a warm, gently raunchy, crisp, and literate caper.'' - Kirkus Reviews ''Amiss is bumblingly appealing and howlingly funny.'' - The Chicago Sun Times. He's also a civil servant down on his luck and out of a job - and thus ripe for a post as a police spy at the Knightsbridge School. Robert's cover will be to teach English as a foreign language. His mission soon becomes, well, murder....''Quirky, highly intelligent, and thoroughly entertaining....'' - The Washington Post Book World

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Gollancz
• Date d'édition: 1992
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0575051760
• ISBN 13: 9780575051768
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 224
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible