{"product_id":"death-writ-large-13th-aug","title":"Death Writ Large (13th Aug)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA brand-new linguistic mystery from Countdown's resident lexicographer, Susie Dent, set in the city of Oxford\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA mysterious letter. A silenced scholar. A city paved with injustice.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCalled 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\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePRAISE FOR GUILTY BY DEFINITION:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'Astonishingly clever' THE GUARDIAN\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'Will delight anyone who appreciates fine crime writing' THE TIMES\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'One of the finest mysteries I have ever read' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eROB RINDER\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'Huge fun and beautifully written' GYLES BRANDRETH\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'A tantalising mystery' JANICE HALLETT\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'Genuinely page-turning' LALINE PAULL\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Book House (Thame)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55924870283649,"sku":null,"price":20.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0280\/7873\/5421\/files\/9781804187241.jpg?v=1784203956","url":"https:\/\/shop.thebookhousethame.co.uk\/products\/death-writ-large-13th-aug","provider":"The Book House Thame","version":"1.0","type":"link"}