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  • Sidney Chambers and The Perils of the Night

    James Runcie

    eBook (Bloomsbury USA, May 14, 2013)
    The second book in The Grantchester Mystery Series, and the inspiration for the primetime PBS/Masterpiece television series, Grantchester.The loveable full time priest and part time detective Canon Sidney Chambers continues his sleuthing adventures in late 1950's Cambridge. Accompanied 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.Here are six interlocking adventures that combine mystery with morality, and criminality with charm.
  • Sidney Chambers And The Perils Of The Night

    James Runcie

    Hardcover (Isis Large Print, Feb. 1, 2014)
    1955. Canon Sidney Chambers, loveable priest and part-time detective, is back. Accompanied by his faithful Labrador, Dickens, and the increasingly exasperated Inspector Geordie Keating, Sidney is called to investigate the unexpected fall of a Cambridge don from the roof of King's College Chapel; a case of arson at a glamour photographer's studio and the poisoning of Zafar Ali, Grantchester's finest spin bowler. Alongside his sleuthing, Sidney has other problems. Can he decide between his dear friend, the glamorous socialite Amanda Kendall and Hildegard Staunton, the beguiling German widow? To make up his mind Sidney takes a trip abroad, only to find himself trapped in a web of international espionage just as the Berlin Wall is going up.
  • Sidney Chambers and the Perils of the Night

    James Runcie

    Paperback (Bloomsbury USA, March 22, 2016)
    To be a major, prime-time six-part series Grantchester for PBS.
  • Sidney Chambers and the Perils of the Night

    James Runcie

    Paperback (Bloomsbury USA, May 21, 2013)
    The second book in The Grantchester Mystery Series, and the inspiration for the primetime PBS/Masterpiece television series, Grantchester.The loveable full time priest and part time detective Canon Sidney Chambers continues his sleuthing adventures in late 1950's Cambridge. Accompanied 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. Here are six interlocking adventures that combine mystery with morality, and criminality with charm.
  • Sidney Chambers and The Perils of the Night

    James Runcie

    Hardcover (Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, March 15, 2012)
    Sidney Chambers and the Perils of the Night
  • Sidney Chambers and The Perils of the Night

    James Runcie

    Paperback (Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, March 15, 2001)
    In these six stories, priest and part-time detective Canon Sidney Chambers tackles night-climbers in Cambridge, a case of arson, a poisoning and international espionage - all while trying to decide who to marry.
  • Sidney Chambers And The Perils Of The Night

    James Runcie

    Paperback (Isis Large Print, Feb. 1, 2015)
    1955. Canon Sidney Chambers, loveable priest and part-time detective, is back. Accompanied by his faithful Labrador, Dickens, and the increasingly exasperated Inspector Geordie Keating, Sidney is called to investigate the unexpected fall of a Cambridge don from the roof of King's College Chapel; a case of arson at a glamour photographer's studio and the poisoning of Zafar Ali, Grantchester's finest spin bowler. Alongside his sleuthing, Sidney has other problems. Can he decide between his dear friend, the glamorous socialite Amanda Kendall and Hildegard Staunton, the beguiling German widow? To make up his mind Sidney takes a trip abroad, only to find himself trapped in a web of international espionage just as the Berlin Wall is going up.
  • Sidney Chambers and The Perils of the Night

    J. Runcie

    Paperback (Bloomsbury Publishing, March 15, 2014)
    Light wear to cover. Shipped from the U.K. All orders received before 3pm sent that weekday.
  • Sidney Chambers and The Perils of the Night

    James Runcie

    Paperback (Bloomsbury Paperbacks, March 15, 1826)
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  • Sidney Chambers and The Perils of the Night

    James Runcie

    Hardcover (Bloomsbury Publishing, March 15, 1720)
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  • Sidney Chambers and the Perils of the Night

    James Runcie

    Paperback (Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, Sept. 25, 2014)
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