Abstract
Can anyone British teach English as a foreign language? 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. "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 "Quirky, highly intelligent, and thoroughly entertaining..." —The Washington Post Book World