{"product_id":"sidney-chambers-and-the-shadow-of-death-the-grantchester-mysteries-9781608198566","title":"Sidney Chambers and the Shadow of Death: The Grantchester Mysteries","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTogether 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith a whiff of Agatha Christie and a touch of G. K. Chesterton's Father Brown, \u003ci\u003eThe Grantchester Mysteries \u003c\/i\u003eintroduces a wonderful new hero into the world of detective fiction.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-2242536\"\u003eJames Runcie\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/24\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.77lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.29h x 5.56w x 1.05d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781608198566\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1608198561\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC022060\"\u003eMystery \u0026amp; Detective | Historical\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC021000\"\u003eMedia Tie-In\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC022030\"\u003eMystery \u0026amp; Detective | Traditional\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJames Runcie\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning filmmaker and novelist. \u003ci\u003eSidney Chambers and The Shadow of Death, \u003c\/i\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003eSidney Chambers and The Problem of Evil, Sidney Chambers and The Forgiveness of Sins, \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Sidney Chambers and The Dangers of Temptation\u003c\/i\u003e. James Runcie lives in London and Edinburgh\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42696483930349,"sku":"9781608198566","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_ca9ed645-8859-4e13-8e66-68786eea9b53.jpg?v=1649880469","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/sidney-chambers-and-the-shadow-of-death-the-grantchester-mysteries-9781608198566","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}