{"product_id":"death-writ-large-the-unmissable-new-sunday-times-bestselling-oxford-based-linguistic-murder-mystery-from-leading-lexicographer-and-star-of-countdown-susie-dent-9781804187258","title":"Death Writ Large","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe unmissable new linguistic mystery in the \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling series from Britain's wordsmith, Susie Dent\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA brand-new linguistic mystery from \u003ci\u003eCountdown\u003c\/i\u003e's resident lexicographer, Susie Dent, set in the city of Oxford\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e**AVAILABLE TO PRE-ORDER NOW**\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen mysterious symbols appear as graffiti around Oxford, lexicographer Martha Thornhill recognises them from a runic alphabet created by a deceased fantasy 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMartha 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, Martha 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGuilty by Definition \u003c\/i\u003e(book 1) was a \u003ci\u003eSunday Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestseller August 2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch4\u003eDetails\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003eISBN13: 9781804187258\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNumber of Pages: 416\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEdition: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication Date: 25 Aug 2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublisher: Bonnier Books Ltd\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication City, Country: United Kingdom\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDimensions (cm): 23.5(H)x15.3(L)x3.1(W)506\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWeight (gm): 506\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h4\u003eSusie Dent is a writer and broadcaster on language. She recently celebrated thirty years as a co-presenter and the resident word expert on Channel 4's \u003ci\u003eCountdown\u003c\/i\u003e, and also appears on the show's comedy sister \u003ci\u003e8 out of 10 Cats Does Countdown. \u003c\/i\u003eSusie comments regularly on TV and radio on words in the news, and is the author of several non-fiction books on words and language. \u003ci\u003eGuilty by Definition\u003c\/i\u003e is her first novel.\u003ch4\u003eReviews\u003c\/h4\u003e","brand":"Susie Dent","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49180370010329,"sku":"9781804187258","price":34.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0502\/9530\/8441\/files\/9781804187258.jpg?v=1788354513","url":"https:\/\/www.arielbooks.com.au\/products\/death-writ-large-the-unmissable-new-sunday-times-bestselling-oxford-based-linguistic-murder-mystery-from-leading-lexicographer-and-star-of-countdown-susie-dent-9781804187258","provider":"Ariel","version":"1.0","type":"link"}