Susie Dent

FINALISTA DE LOS BRITISH BOOK AWARDS«Susie Dent es un auténtico tesoro.» Richard Osman, autor de El club del crimen de los juevesSabía que en Oxford habitaban fantasmas, lo que no esperaba era que la

Agatha Christie meets Countdown in the debut mystery novel from the genius of Dictionary Corner Susie Dent

THE BESTSELLING RICHARD AND JUDY BOOK CLUB PICK A TAKE A BREAK BOOK CLUB SELECTION A GOOD HOUSEKEEPING GOOD BOOKS READER FAVOURITE One of the finest mysteries I have ever read Rob Rinder Sunday Times bestselling author of The Trial A tantalising mystery for word sleuths and crime fans alike Janice Hallett Sunday Times bestselling author of The Appeal A coded letter A missing woman A truth waiting to be found When an anonymous letter is delivered to the Clarendon English Dictionary office it becomes rapidly clear that this is not the usual word related enquiry Instead the letter hints at sinister events linked to a particular year For editor Martha Thornhill the date can mean only one thing the summer her brilliant older sister Charlie went missing Ten years on Martha and her family are no closer to unravelling the mystery of Charlie s disappearance until now As more letters arrive Martha and her team follow the linguistic clues to a troubling truth It seems Charlie was keeping a powerful secret and that someone is desperate to keep it well and truly buried Guilty by Definition is a love letter not only to language but to the city of Oxford wrapped within an intriguing mystery of a missing woman and considering the emotional aftershocks of her

Susie DentTo document recent changes in the English language, this reference selects a word coined in each year of the 20th century and the early 21st century. Each word, from gongoozler to googlewhacker, reveals the preoccupation of its era. The chapters cover such topics as words of the moment, a comparison of words from 1904 and 2004, and business and buzz words.

FINALISTA DE LOS BRITISH BOOK AWARDS«Susie Dent es un auténtico tesoro.» Richard Osman, autor de El club del crimen de los juevesSabía que en Oxford habitaban fantasmas, lo que no esperaba era que la