The second in The Grantchester Mysteries series - six detective novels spanning thirty years of British history
James Runcie is the Head of Literature at The Southbank Centre,
an award-winning film-maker and the author of five novels. Sidney
Chambers and The Shadow Of Death, the first of 'The Grantchester
Mysteries' series, was published in 2012. He lives in London and
Edinburgh.
@james_runcie
While the diminutive priest detective created by G. K. Chesterton
led the way, Sidney Chambers is set fair to be a worthy successor
... this is quite an achievement
*Daily Mail*
Chambers turns out to be a winning clergyman-sleuth, and Runcie's
literary authority is repeatedly demonstrated in the construction
of his elegant tales ... there is no denying the winning charm of
these artfully fashioned mysteries
*Independent*
Inspector Morse would appear to have a rival
*Scotland on Sunday*
No detective since Father Brown has been more engaging than Canon
Sidney Chambers. Perfect company in bed
*Salley Vickers, author of Miss Garnet's Angel*
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
*Guardian*
Alexander McCall Smith's Mma Ramotswe is going to have to look to
her laurels! Sidney Chambers's adventures are thoroughly
captivating and engaging. I loved the character and I loved the
highly evocative period feel and dialogue
*Amanda Craig, author of Love in Idleness*
The coziest of cozy murder mysteries ... These stories present a
consistently charming and occasionally cutting commentary on "a
postwar landscape full of industry, promise and concrete"
*New York Times Book Review*
Only a churl could resist Sidney, whose musings on love, evil and
morality, penchant for quoting snippets of poetry, preference for
whiskey over the endless cups of tea he is offered, and
ratiocinative success at unraveling crimes make him endearing
*Kirkus*
The series has a charming quaintness and deftly turning plot twists
but what renders it unique as detective fiction is its overtly
Christian content
*Independent*
Totally English, beautifully written, perfectly in period and wryly
funny. More, please!
*Country Life*
It takes a first-class writer to put together a convincing
storyline for such unlikely circumstances. James Runcie does it
admirably … He is a good man in an imperfect world and we should
welcome him to the ranks of classic detectives
*Daily Mail*
Runcie is emerging as Grantchester’s answer to Alexander McCall
Smith. The book brings a dollop of Midsomer Murders to the Church
of England, together with a literate charm of its own: civilized
entertainment, with dog-collars
*Spectator*
James Runcie is one of the best
*Daily Mail*
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