Grantchester Mysteries #01: Sidney Chambers and the Shadow of Death

Grantchester Mysteries #01: Sidney Chambers and the Shadow of Death
James Runcie
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9 May 2013 UK
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Sidney Chambers, the Vicar of Grantchester, is a thirty-two-year-old bachelor. Tall, with dark brown hair, eyes the colour of hazelnuts and a reassuringly gentle manner, Sidney is both an unconventional clergyman and a reluctant detective, and can go where the police cannot. Together with his roguish friend Inspector Geordie Keating, Sidney inquires into the suspect suicide of a Cambridge solicitor, a scandalous jewellery theft at a New Year's Eve dinner party and the unexplained death of a well-known jazz promoter. Alongside his sleuthing, Sidney also manages to find time for a keen interest in cricket, warm beer, hot jazz and the company of an attractive German widow three years his junior. The first in a series of six detective novels, The Grantchester Mysteries spans thirty years of British history - from the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953 to the wedding of Charles and Dianna in 1981 - and introduces an unforgettable new hero.

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No detective since Father Brown has been more engaging than Canon Sidney Chambers. Perfect company in bed Salley Vickers Inspector Morse would appear to have a rival Scotland on Sunday A charmingly effective tale of detection ... evoking oodles of churchy village atmosphere, circa 1953, provides a satisfyingly old-fashioned read The Times The clerical milieu is well rendered as an affectionate eye is cast over post-war England - a perfect accompaniment to a sunny afternoon, a hammock and a glass of Pimm's -- Laura Wilson Guardian James Runcie has written the coziest of cozy murder mysteries. Taken individually, each of these clerical whodunits poses a clever puzzle for armchair detectives. Viewed as a collective study of British life as it was lived when Elizabeth II first ascended the throne, these stories present a consistently charming and occasionally cutting commentary on 'a postwar landscape full of industry, promise and concrete New York Times Book Review An undiluted pleasure Scotsman What a bloody fantastic thing ... this could only be improved by finding a winning Euromillions ticket tucked in the pages Rev Richard Coles on Twitter Full of witty phrases to delight the reader ... This entertaining first volume about Canon Chambers will have Runcie's readers longing for the next Peggy Woodford, Church Times An evocation of a more genteel era ... Chambers turns out to be a winning clergyman-sleuth, and Runcie's literary authority is repeatedly demonstrated in the construction of his elegant tales. In fact, it is the plotting that really distinguishes this collection, and will make many more readers more than ready to follow the God-fearing hero from the coronation of Elizabeth II in 1953 to the wedding of Charles and Diana in 1981 ... there is no denying the winning charm of these artfully fashioned mysteries Independent Gentle criminal entertainment with a pleasantly old-fashioned feel to it -- Andrew Taylor Spectator The plots are intriguing ... While the diminutive priest detective created by G. K. Chesterton led the way, Sidney Chambers is set fair to be a worthy successor. In a sceptical age this is quite an achievement. Then again, the author is a son of an archbishop. And who better to portray the sleuth in ecclesiastical clothing? -- Barry Turner Daily Mail At last, an Anglican Father Brown ... Each tale is beautifully crafted and surprising. I hope for many more volumes -- A.N. Wilson Spectator
James Runcie is the Head of Literature at The Southbank Centre, an award-winning film-maker and the author of five novels. Sidney Chambers and The Shadow Of Death is the first of The Grantchester Mysteries series. He lives in London and Edinburgh. @james_runcie
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ISBN-13: 9781408831403
Published: 9 May 2013
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format: Paperback
Height: 198mm
Width: 129mm
Pages: 400
Dewey: 823.92

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