{"product_id":"guilty-by-definition","title":"Guilty By Definition","description":"\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;b\u0026gt;THE BESTSELLING RICHARD AND JUDY BOOK CLUB PICK\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;b\u0026gt;A TAKE A BREAK BOOK CLUB SELECTION \u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;b\u0026gt;A GOOD HOUSEKEEPING GOOD BOOKS READER FAVOURITE\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;i\u0026gt;'One of the finest mysteries I have ever read.'\u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt;\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;Rob Rinder, \u0026lt;i\u0026gt;Sunday Times \u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt;bestselling author of \u0026lt;i\u0026gt;The Trial\u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;i\u0026gt;'A tantalising mystery for word sleuths and crime fans alike.'\u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt;\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;Janice Hallett, \u0026lt;i\u0026gt;Sunday Times \u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt;bestselling author of \u0026lt;i\u0026gt;The Appeal\u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;b\u0026gt;A coded letter. A missing woman. A truth waiting to be found.  \u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;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.\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;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.\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;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.\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;i\u0026gt;Guilty by Definition \u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt;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 disappearance on those left behind.\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;b\u0026gt;SHORTLISTED FOR THE BRITISH BOOK AWARD 2025: BOOK OF THE YEAR - CRIME \u0026amp;amp; THRILLER\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;i\u0026gt;[Guilty by Definition was a Sunday Times bestseller in August 2024]\u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt;\u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57399365566846,"sku":"NW9781804183977","price":13.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781804183977.jpg?v=1781013929","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/en-usa\/products\/guilty-by-definition","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}