Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Sidney Chambers And The Shadow Of Death : Grantchester Mysteries 1

'Inspector Morse would appear to have a rival' - Scotland on Sunday'A perfect accompaniment to a sunny afternoon, a hammock and a glass of Pimms' - Guardian'An undiluted pleasure' - Scotsman_______________Sidney Chambers, the Vicar of Grantchester, is a thirty-two year old bachelor.Sidney is an unconventional clergyman 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, the unexplained death of a well-known jazz promoter and a shocking art forgery, the disclosure of which puts a close friend in danger.Sidney discovers that being a detective, like being a clergyman, means that you are never off duty... _______________'A charmingly effective tale of detection ... a satisfyingly old-fashioned read' - The Times'No detective since Father Brown has been more engaging than Canon Sidney Chambers' - Salley Vickers'The coziest of cozy murder mysteries' - New York Times Book Review'Full of witty phrases to delight the reader' - Peggy Woodford, Church Times'Gentle criminal entertainment with a pleasantly old-fashioned feel to it' - Andrew Taylor, Spectator