Guilty by Definition
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Guilty by Definition
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Narrated by:
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Louise Brealey
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Jack Edwards
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Susie Dent
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By:
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Susie Dent
About this listen
When an anonymous letter is delivered to the Clarendon English Dictionary, it is rapidly clear that this is not the usual lexicographical enquiry. Instead, the letter hints at secrets and lies linked to a particular year.
For Martha Thornhill, the new senior editor, the date can mean only one thing: the summer her brilliant older sister Charlie went missing.
After a decade abroad, Martha has returned home to the city whose ancient institutions have long defined her family. Have the ghosts she left behind her been waiting for her return?
When more letters arrive, and Martha and her team pull apart the complex clues within them, the mystery becomes ever more insistent and troubling. It seems Charlie had been keeping a powerful secret, and someone is trying to lead the lexicographers towards the truth. But other forces are no less desperate to keep it well and truly buried.©2024 Susie Dent (P)2024 Bonnier Books UK
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- PaulaW
- 21-08-2024
Absorbing Mystery for language lovers.
Thanks Susie for taking me to Oxford, into the world of dictionaries and a gripping mystery aswell.
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
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- Anonymous User
- 17-08-2024
Enjoyable!
Mystery, words, Oxford … The ingredients for an enjoyable listen. Susie Dent crafts language deftly and I enjoyed the etymological nuggets throughout. Hopefully there’s more to come.
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- SusanLQld
- 03-12-2024
engrossing
really enjoyed that it is set in modern times. loved the characters and fast pace. couldn't put it down but didn't want it to finish.
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
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- Anonymous User
- 16-08-2024
A bit disappointing
Was waiting with great anticipation for this. Unsurprisingly the extravagent prose dominates the narrative however I think the problem lies with the reading itself lacking in colour and space. I wish the reader loved the words as much as the author.
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