Sidney Chambers and the Shadow of Death - (Grantchester, 1) by James Runcie (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Detective Sidney Chambers inquires into a Cambridge solicitor suicide, a scandalous jewelry theft at a New Year's Eve dinner party, the unexplained death of a jazz promoter's daughter, and a shocking art forgery in this new detective series.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><b>The first of the Grantchester Mysteries, and inspiration for the PBS/Masterpiece television series, finds Vicar Sidney Chambers beginning his career, as both a spiritual leader and a detective.</b> <p/>It is 1953, the coronation year of Queen Elizabeth II . Sidney Chambers, vicar of Grantchester and honorary canon of Ely Cathedral, is a thirty-two-year-old bachelor. Tall, with dark brown hair, eyes the color of hazelnuts, and a reassuringly gentle manner, Sidney is an unconventional clerical detective. He can go where the police cannot. <p/>Together with his roguish friend, inspector Geordie Keating, Sidney inquires into the suspect suicide of a Cambridge solicitor, a scandalous jewelry theft at a New Year's Eve dinner party, the unexplained death of a jazz promoter's daughter, and a shocking art forgery that puts a close friend in danger. Sidney discovers that being a detective, like being a clergyman, means that you are never off duty, but he nonetheless manages to find time for a keen interest in cricket, warm beer, and hot jazz-as well as a curious fondness for a German widow three years his junior. <p/>With a whiff of Agatha Christie and a touch of G. K. Chesterton's Father Brown, <i>The Grantchester Mysteries </i>introduces a wonderful new hero into the world of detective fiction.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p>Praise for <i>East Fortune</i>: <p/>This gripping novel has only one major flaw - it was far too short - I wanted at least another 200 pages of these people and their lives - <i>Victoria Hislop</i> <p/>Praise for <i>Canvey Island</i>: <p/>A tender, intimate account of post-war England, left me both wistful and elated - <i>Jim Crace</i> <p/>Elegiac and evocative ... <i>Canvey Island</i> is moving and clearly heartfelt - <i>Observer</i></p><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>James Runcie</b> is an award-winning filmmaker and novelist. <i>Sidney Chambers and The Shadow of Death, </i> the first in the Grantchester Mysteries series, was published in 2012, inspiring Grantchester, a primetime PBS series starring James Norton as Sidney Chambers. Other books in the series include <i>Sidney Chambers and The Problem of Evil, Sidney Chambers and The Forgiveness of Sins, </i>and<i> Sidney Chambers and The Dangers of Temptation</i>. James Runcie lives in London and Edinburgh
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