{"product_id":"death-writ-large-signed-first-edition","title":"Death Writ Large - Signed First Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003eby Dent, Susie | Crime \u0026amp; Mystery\u003cbr\u003ePublished 13\/08\/2026 by Bonnier Books in the United Kingdom \u003cbr\u003eHardback | 400 pages\u003cbr\u003e234 x 153mm | 0g\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSigned First Edition - Hardback - Publishes August 13th\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA brand-new linguistic mystery from Countdown's resident lexicographer, Susie Dent, set in the city of Oxford**AVAILABLE TO PRE-ORDER NOW**A 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, 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. Guilty by Definition (book 1) was a Sunday Times bestseller August 2024\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"THE CLEEVE BOOKSHOP LTD","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57050633798007,"sku":"9781804187241","price":18.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0758\/0729\/3737\/files\/deathwritlarge.jpg?v=1777365669","url":"https:\/\/thecleevebookshop.co.uk\/products\/death-writ-large-signed-first-edition","provider":"The Cleeve Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}