Sidney Chambers and The Forgiveness of Sins: Grantchester Mysteries 4 - Grantchester (Paperback)

James Runcie (author)

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Paperback 416 Pages / Published: 07/04/2016

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Waterstones Exclusive. Contains afterword from the author explaining the process of adaptation the novels into TV.

Loveable full-time priest and part-time detective Canon Sidney Chambers is back, continuing his investigations. A mysterious stranger seeks sanctuary in Grantchester's church; a shooting weekend in the country has a sinister end; a friend receives poison pen letters; a piano falls on a musician's head; a school cricket match has an explosive finish; and on a holiday in Italy, Sidney is accused of stealing a priceless painting. On the home front, his new curate has become irritatingly popular with the parish and his daughter is starting to walk and talk.

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN: 9781408862278
Number of pages: 416
Weight: 285 g
Dimensions: 198 x 129 mm

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The fourth of James Runcie's delightful Grantchester Mysteries, which ought to bring about a critical reappraisal of the genre rather dismissively referred to as "cosy crime" ... The ongoing plots bind the stories, yet each in themselves is precise ... They are a joy -- Stuart Kelly * Scotland on Sunday *
All manner of nostalgic delights. Perfect reading for a sunny English garden * Kate Saunders, Independent *
The author knows the location well and has caught its dour charm and great art treasures to perfection. The story is a little art lesson in itself * Country Life *
The violence in the Chambers stories takes place off-stage; the moral crises are internal. Perhaps the most startling aspect of these low-key, beguiling tales is their matter-of-fact depiction of a person of faith incorporating spiritual aspiration into daily life * Wall Street Journal *