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  • Sidney Chambers and the Problem of Evil

  • Grantchester, Book 3
  • By: James Runcie
  • Narrated by: Joe Jameson
  • Length: 8 hrs and 4 mins
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars (4 ratings)
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By: James Runcie
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Summary

It is the 1960s and Canon Sidney Chambers is enjoying his first year of married life with his German bride Hildegard. But life in Grantchester rarely stays quiet for long.  

Our favourite clerical detective soon attempts to stop a serial killer who has a grievance against the clergy; investigates the disappearance of a famous painting after a distracting display of nudity by a French girl in an art gallery; uncovers the fact that an ‘accidental’ drowning on a film shoot may not have been so accidental after all; and discovers the reasons behind the theft of a baby from a hospital in the run-up to Christmas, 1963.   

In the meantime, Sidney wrestles with the problem of evil, attempts to fulfil the demands of Dickens, his faithful Labrador, and contemplates, as always, the nature of love.   

The third in ‘The Grantchester Mysteries’ series – six detective novels spanning thirty years of British history – these four longer stories are guaranteed to delight the many fans of Canon Sidney Chambers.

©2014 James Runcie (P)2023 Bloomsbury Publishing Plc

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"There is no denying the winning charm of these artfully fashioned mysteries." (Barry Forshaw, Independent

"We should welcome him to the ranks of classic detectives." (Daily Mail)

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Reading was excellent. Hildegard came across as a bit scary, but the philosophical analysis of the human psyche added an extra dimension to the plots.

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Excellent narration good, stories. The narration particularly clever. Enjoyed this very much, suit anyone who likes old fashioned, gentle mysteries.

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