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  • Sidney Chambers and the Shadow of Death

  • Grantchester, Book 1
  • By: James Runcie
  • Narrated by: Joe Jameson
  • Length: 10 hrs and 59 mins
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By: James Runcie
Narrated by: Joe Jameson
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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...
©2012 James Runcie (P)2023 Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
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Critic Reviews

"The coziest of cozy murder mysteries." (New York Times Book Review)

"A charmingly effective tale of detection." (The Times)

"Gentle criminal entertainment with a pleasantly old-fashioned feel to it." (Andrew Taylor, Spectator)

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Great narration

If you’re a fan of vintage detective stories (Agatha Christie, Dorothy L Sayers, Ngaio Marsh) you’ll probably enjoy these stories. The Christian theme doesn’t overshadow the general plots, but sets the context for Sidney’s character beautifully.
And 10/10 to the amazing narrator for his singing! Especially of Gloria Dee’s slow jazz numbers!

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