Sidney Chambers and The Persistence of Love
Grantchester Mysteries 6
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- £9.99
Publisher Description
'There is no reason at all why this series should not run and run and why Sidney Chambers should not occupy the same place in the pantheon as Miss Marple or Poirot' - Catholic Herald
'Perfect reading for a sunny English garden' - Kate Saunders, The Times
'There is no denying the winning charm of these artfully fashioned mysteries' - Barry Forshaw, Independent
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The sixth book in James Runcie's much-loved series, adapted for ITV's Grantchester which stars James Norton as Sidney Chambers. Perfect for fans of M. C. Beaton.
Life is never straightforward when you're a full-time priest and part-time detective. So when a walk in a bluebell wood takes an unexpected turn, Archdeacon Sidney Chambers finds himself plunged into another murder investigation: who would want to kill a harmless old hippy - and why was the man foraging for poisonous plants?
Sidney's findings soon lead him into sunny Granchester's dark underworld, where love is free and motives are shady. But his investigation, together with his continual inquiry into the divine mysteries of life, love and family, is blown apart by a devastating loss that will change his world forever.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Runcie's Grantchester Mysteries series, which opened in the 1950s, has reached the '70s in the superior sixth entry (after 2016's Sidney Chambers and the Dangers of Temptation). Sidney is now an archdeacon, and his daughter, Anna, is an inquisitive seven-year-old. On a quiet forest walk with Anna in the first of the book's six sections, he stumbles on a corpse of a man who was collecting poisonous plants. Other sections involve the theft of a rare religious book and a possible fraud with respect to a painting alleged to have been created by Goya. As usual, Runcie doesn't shy away from involving his lead in uncomfortable cases, such as one centered on acquaintance rape. Fans of the earlier volumes and the successful TV adaptations will relish the latest chapters in the lives of a richly drawn and diverse cast of characters and shed some tears along the way. The explorations of human relationships, especially that of Sidney and his wife, Hildegard, are sophisticated and insightful.
