{"product_id":"9781632862907","title":"Sidney Chambers and the Perils of the Night","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eSidney Chambers and the Perils of the Night\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): James Runcie\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe second book in\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eThe Grantchester Mystery Series, and the inspiration for t\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ehe primetime PBS\/Masterpiece television series, \u003ci\u003eGrantchester\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe loveable full-time priest and part-time detective Canon Sidney Chambers continues his sleuthing adventures in late 1950's Cambridge.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAccompanied by his faithful Labrador Dickens, and working in tandem with the increasingly exasperated Inspector Geordie Keating, Sidney is called on to investigate the unexpected fall of a Cambridge don from the roof of King's College Chapel; a case of arson at a glamor photographer's studio; and the poisoning of Zafar Ali, Grantchester's finest spin bowler, in the middle of a crucial game of cricket. As he pursues his quietly probing inquiries, Sidney also has to decide on the vexed question of marriage. Can he choose between the rich, glamorous socialite Amanda Kendall and Hildegard Staunton, a beguiling German widow three years his junior? To help him make up his mind Sidney takes a trip abroad, only to find himself trapped in a complex web of international espionage just as the Berlin Wall is going up.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHere are six interlocking adventures that combine mystery with morality, and criminality with charm.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Runcie is emerging as Grantchester's answer to Alexander McCall Smith. The book brings a dollop of \u003ci\u003eMidsomer Murders\u003c\/i\u003e to the Church of England, together with a literate charm of its own: civilized entertainment, with dog-collars.” —\u003ci\u003eSpectator\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“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.” —\u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“The series has a charming quaintness and deftly turning plot twists but what renders it unique as detective fiction is its overtly Christian content.” —\u003ci\u003eIndependent, Arifa Akbar\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Totally English, beautifully written, perfectly in period and wryly funny. More, please!” —\u003ci\u003eCountry Life, Leslie Geddes Brown\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781632862907\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Bloomsbury USA","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40637243785422,"sku":"9781632862907","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781632862907","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}