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A review by tamarasbooknook
Guilty by Definition: A Novel by Susie Dent
5.0
The debut novel from Countdown's resident Dictionary Corner expert is a mystery set in a fictional dictionary publisher in Oxford, within the world of etymology and prestigious scholars of Shakespeare.
Dent weaves her love of language and its roots together with cryptic clues which lead to longburied secrets and lies being brought to the surface.
Ten years previously, Martha's precocious sister disappeared shortly before completing her PhD and there is still no trace of where she could be or what might have happened to her.
Martha has recently returned from Germany where she has spent the last 10 years hiding from her feelings of guilt that she is somehow responsible for her sister leaving.
When her team start receiving cryptic messages with strong Shakespearean links, Martha realises that to solve the clues she has to face up to what happened all those years ago, and consider what really happened with fresh eyes.
Dent weaves her love of language and its roots together with cryptic clues which lead to longburied secrets and lies being brought to the surface.
Ten years previously, Martha's precocious sister disappeared shortly before completing her PhD and there is still no trace of where she could be or what might have happened to her.
Martha has recently returned from Germany where she has spent the last 10 years hiding from her feelings of guilt that she is somehow responsible for her sister leaving.
When her team start receiving cryptic messages with strong Shakespearean links, Martha realises that to solve the clues she has to face up to what happened all those years ago, and consider what really happened with fresh eyes.