SIDNEY CHAMBERS AND THE SHADOW OF DEATH
Book ID/图书代码： 02000013B61629
English Summary/英文概要： Sidney Chambers, the Vicar of Grantchester, is a thirty-two-year-old bachelor. Tall, with dark brown hair, eyes the colour of hazelnuts and a reassuringly gentle manner, 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. Nonetheless, he manages to find time for a keen interest in cricket, warm beer, hot jazz and the works of Tolstoy and Shakespeare - as well as a curious fondness for a German widow three years his junior.
From the son of the former Archbishop of Canterbury, this is the first of The Grantchester Mysteries, six detective novels spanning thirty years of British history - from the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953 to the wedding of Charles and Diana in 1981 - featuring the unforgettable vicar and sleuth, Sidney Chambers.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 1953年，英女王伊丽莎白二世的加冕年。 Sidney Grantchester(西德尼•钱伯斯)，格兰切斯特教区的牧师，伊利大教堂名誉教士，是一位年仅三十二岁的黄金单身汉。身材高挑，拥有一头黑褐色头发，褐色眼睛的他，举止儒雅温和， 西德尼是一位不走寻常路的探员。他可以去许多警察所不能进入的地方。
与他同行破案的是有些无赖习气的朋友，督察员Geordie Keating(杰洛帝•基廷)， 西德尼正询问了一起有关剑桥律师自杀疑案，一起发生在新年宴会上的珠宝失窃丑闻，一位爵士乐发起人女儿的不明死亡事件，和一起让西德尼的好友陷入危险境地的，惊人艺术品伪造案件。 西德尼发现是身为一名侦探，基本与神职人员差不多，意味着你必须是二十四小时待命，尽管如此他还是能从板球，热啤和热辣辣的爵士，并和自己所喜爱的，一位比他小三岁的德国寡妇中寻找到乐趣。
以一些阿加莎•克里斯蒂的推理味道，英国作家吉尔伯特•基思•切斯特顿笔下的《布朗神父》的一位神父兼侦探的特色故事人物，格兰切斯特悬疑系列将一位精彩绝伦的全新英雄人物引入了侦探小说世界。（Sandy）
Awards/获奖情况：“No detective since Father Brown has been more engaging than Canon Sidney Chambers. Perfect company in bed” – Salley Vickers
“Inspector Morse would appear to have a rival” – Scotland on Sunday
“A charmingly effective tale of detection ... evoking oodles of churchy village atmosphere, circa 1953, provides a satisfyingly old-fashioned read” – The Times
“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” – Laura Wilson, Guardian
“James Runcie has written the coziest of cozy murder mysteries. Taken individually, each of these clerical whodunits poses a clever puzzle for armchair detectives. Viewed as a collective study of British life as it was lived when Elizabeth II first ascended the throne, 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
“An undiluted pleasure” – Scotsman
“What a bloody fantastic thing ... this could only be improved by finding a winning Euromillions ticket tucked in the pages” – Rev Richard Coles on Twitter
“Full of witty phrases to delight the reader ... This entertaining first volume about Canon Chambers will have Runcie’s readers longing for the next” – Peggy Woodford, Church Times
“An evocation of a more genteel era ... Chambers turns out to be a winning clergyman-sleuth, and Runcie’s literary authority is repeatedly demonstrated in the construction of his elegant tales. In fact, it is the plotting that really distinguishes this collection, and will make many more readers more than ready to follow the God-fearing hero from the coronation of Elizabeth II in 1953 to the wedding of Charles and Diana in 1981 ... there is no denying the winning charm of these artfully fashioned mysteries” – Independent
“Gentle criminal entertainment with a pleasantly old-fashioned feel to it” – Andrew Taylor, Spectator
“The plots are intriguing ... While the diminutive priest detective created by G. K. Chesterton led the way, Sidney Chambers is set fair to be a worthy successor. In a sceptical age this is quite an achievement. Then again, the author is a son of an archbishop. And who better to portray the sleuth in ecclesiastical clothing?” – Barry Turner, Daily Mail
“At last, an Anglican Father Brown ... Each tale is beautifully crafted and surprising. I hope for many more volumes” – A.N. Wilson, Spectator
About the Author/作者介绍： James Runcie是一位英国作家，纪录片电影制片人，电视制片人，戏剧导演和巴斯文学节的艺术总监。James Runcie is the Artistic Director of the Bath Literature Festival and author of four novels, The Discovery of Chocolate, The Colour of Heaven, Canvey Island and East Fortune. He is also an award-winning film-maker. James Runcie lives in Edinburgh with his wife and two daughters.
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