{"product_id":"sidney-chambers-and-the-shadow-of-death-paperback","title":"Sidney Chambers and the Shadow of Death - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJames Runcie\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\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.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\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\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 400\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 13, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51770451067168,"sku":"9781632862891","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/7e8924b273b7d7c9f0143c70151dc7a2.webp?v=1780371916","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/sidney-chambers-and-the-shadow-of-death-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}