{"product_id":"death-writ-large-by-susie-dent-signed-sprayed-edge-pre-order","title":"Death Writ Large by Susie Dent (SIGNED \u0026 SPRAYED EDGE PRE-ORDER)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSIGNED \u0026amp; SPRAYED EDGE EDITION | DATE OF RELEASE: 13 AUG 2026\u003c\/strong\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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAVAILABLE TO PRE-ORDER NOW\u003c\/strong\u003e\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, 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. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eHardback | \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003ePublication: 13 Aug 2026\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e, Bonnier\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eISBN: 9781804187241 | \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eExtent: 416 pages\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"David's Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57562271809918,"sku":null,"price":20.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0753\/0892\/5225\/files\/9781804187241.jpg?v=1779881400","url":"https:\/\/www.davids-bookshops.co.uk\/products\/death-writ-large-by-susie-dent-signed-sprayed-edge-pre-order","provider":"David's Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}