Sidney Chambers and The Shadow of Death - Mr James Runcie

''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