Death Writ Large: The unmissable new linguistic mystery in the Sunday Times bestselling series from Britain's wordsmith, Susie Dent
Susie Dent
Synopsis "Death Writ Large: The unmissable new linguistic mystery in the Sunday Times bestselling series from Britain's wordsmith, Susie Dent"
'A mysterious letter. A silenced scholar. A city paved with injustice.'
When 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.
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, 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.
Every bit as gripping as her debut ... Packed with intriguing details, while never failing to entertain. Richard Osman had better watch out. - Daily Mail
A compelling murder mystery punctuated by delicious etymological puzzles - Tom Read-Wilson
Brilliant, gripping, unputdownable, Death Writ Large is another triumph from Dent. You're immediately swept up into the drama of this fabulous mystery, a shocking death, and a race against time to solve it. Martha is fantastic, Oxford is beautiful and atmospheric - don't miss - Kate Williams
Marvellous and completely absorbing. A top-notch crime novel - Cathy Rentzenbrink