{"product_id":"9781804187241","title":"Death Writ Large : The unmissable new Oxford-based linguistic murder mystery from Sunday Times bestselling author, Susie Dent","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Susie Dent\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eLexicography\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 13 August 2026 by Bonnier Books Ltd (Zaffre) in the United Kingdom as part of 'the Clarendon Lexicographers' series.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHardback | 416 pages\u003cbr\u003e164 x 242 x 38 | 634g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA brand-new linguistic mystery from Countdown's resident lexicographer, Susie Dent, set in the city of Oxford'A MUST-READ' Woman's Own'A CLEVER, TWISTY MYSTERY' Good Housekeeping'BRILLIANT, GRIPPING, UNPUTDOWNABLE' Kate Williams'A COMPELLING MURDER MYSTERY PUNCTUATED BY DELICIOUS ETYMOLOGICAL PUZZLES' Tom Read-Wilson'EVERY BIT AS GRIPPING AS HER DEBUT' Daily MailA mysterious letter. A silenced scholar. A city paved with injustice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen mysterious symbols appear as graffiti around Oxford, lexicographer Martha Thornhill recognises them from an alphabet created by a deceased writer whose papers she once worked on. But this is no publicity stunt, and tensions intensify when further graffiti is found near the body of a university lecturer.  Martha is not the only one to have doubts when the suspicious death is assumed by police to be a suicide. Called upon to lend their linguistic expertise to the case, she and her colleagues begin to unearth a tragedy that extends beyond the ancient walls of the university. As new messages portend more death, it's clear that a spirit of vengeance is stalking the city's streets, and may be reaching out towards them too.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePRAISE FOR GUILTY BY DEFINITION:'Astonishingly clever'THE GUARDIAN'Will delight anyone who appreciates fine crime writing'THE TIMES'One of the finest mysteries I have ever read'ROB RINDER'Huge fun and beautifully written'GYLES BRANDRETH'A tantalising mystery'JANICE HALLETT'Genuinely page-turning'LALINE PAULLGuilty by Definition (book 1) was a Sunday Times bestseller August 2024\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cobham Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56867998237058,"sku":"9781804187241","price":20.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0569\/4567\/2367\/files\/9781804187241.jpg?v=1787637448","url":"https:\/\/www.cobhambooks.com\/products\/9781804187241","provider":"Cobham Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}