The English School of Murder

by Ruth Dudley Edwards

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0312043112
• ISBN13: 9780312043117
• Release Date: January 1990
• Publisher: St. Martin's Press
• Length: 221 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Enjoyable Characters

Anybody who has studied another language abroad will appreciate the humor in at the English School. There are many characters that are enjoyable to despise. Other characters are quite sympathetic. Best of all the writing is concise, original, and humorous. She manages to write complex dialog simply by implying the speaker from their style of speech.

A Really Good Read

The writing is splendid, the story is intriguing (I was kept in the dark as to the miscreant - no small feat). The protagonist is human and likeable, and the cast of characters a motley crowd of eccentrics. I loved this book, laughed my way through it (while puzzling),and truly hated turning the last page.