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But life in Grantchester rarely stays quiet for long.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOur 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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn 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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Goldsboro Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47263830049062,"sku":"978-1408850992","price":65.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0733\/4900\/5606\/files\/6fc02da4-3f50-46cf-b7fc-5f0a90946c12.jpg?v=1701086448"},{"product_id":"sidney-chambers-and-the-forgiveness-of-sins-grantchester-mysteries","title":"Sidney Chambers and the Forgiveness of Sins (Grantchester Mysteries)","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe loveable full-time priest and part-time detective, Canon Sidney Chambers, continues his sleuthing adventures in 1960's Cambridge. On a snowy Thursday morning in Lent 1964, a stranger seeks sanctuary in Grantchester's church, convinced he has murdered his wife. Sidney and his wife Hildegard go for a shooting weekend in the country and find their hostess has a sinister burn on her neck. Sidney's friend Amanda receives poison pen letters when at last she appears to be approaching matrimony. A firm of removal men 'accidentally' drop a Steinway piano on a musician's head outside a Cambridge college. During a cricket match, a group of schoolboys blow up their school Science Block. On a family holiday in Florence, Sidney is accused of the theft of a priceless painting.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMeanwhile, on the home front, Sidney's new curate Malcolm seems set to become rather irritatingly popular with the parish; his baby girl Anna learns to walk and talk; Hildegard longs to get an au pair and Sidney is offered a promotion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEntertaining, suspenseful, thoughtful, moving and deeply humane, these six new stories are bound to delight the clerical detective's many fans.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Goldsboro Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47263831785766,"sku":"9781408862209","price":65.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0733\/4900\/5606\/files\/05127835-871c-4535-8b87-7fce54964207.jpg?v=1701086472"},{"product_id":"sidney-chambers-and-the-dangers-of-temptation","title":"Sidney Chambers and The Dangers of Temptation","description":"\u003cp\u003eArchdeacon Sidney Chambers is beginning to think that the life of a full-time priest (and part-time detective) is not easy. So when a bewitching divorcee in a mink coat interrupts Sidney's family lunch asking him to help locate her missing son, he hopes it will be an open and shut case.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe last thing he expects is to be dragged into the mysterious workings of a sinister cult, or to find himself tangled up in another murder investigation. But, as always, the village of Grantchester is not as peaceful as it seems .\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrom the theft of an heirloom to an ominous case of blackmail, Sidney is once again rushed off his feet in this eagerly anticipated fifth instalment in the Grantchester Mysteries series.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Goldsboro Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47263831949606,"sku":"9781408870228","price":40.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0733\/4900\/5606\/files\/66f268c5-c923-4069-a7ee-660089e2b238.jpg?v=1701086479"},{"product_id":"sidney-chambers-and-the-persistence-of-love-grantchester-6","title":"Sidney Chambers and The Persistence of Love (Grantchester 6)","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe sixth book in the James Runcie's much-loved series, adapted for ITV's \u003cem\u003eGrantchester \u003c\/em\u003ewhich stars James Norton as Sidney Chambers. Perfect for fans of M. C. 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Plunged into another murder investigation, Sidney discovers a world of hippies and psychedelic plants, where permissive behaviour seems to hide something darker.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis is the first of many disturbing secrets that Sidney unearths beneath the tranquil surface of the diocese: a celebrated photographer is accused of rape; a priceless religious text vanishes from a Cambridge college; the authentication of a lost masterpiece proves a slippery business; and Sidney's own nephew goes missing.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEndeavouring to fit in his clerical duties around sleuthing, Sidney continues to reflect on the divine mysteries of love, life and faith, while wrestling with the earthly problems of parish scandals, a progressive new secretary, the challenges of parenthood, and a great loss.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Goldsboro Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47263831982374,"sku":"9781408879023","price":45.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0733\/4900\/5606\/files\/6bf22102-0f47-45ac-8766-e59edbc0c063.jpg?v=1701086482"},{"product_id":"sidney-chambers-and-the-shadow-of-death-grantchester-mysteries-1","title":"Sidney Chambers and The Shadow of Death: Grantchester Mysteries 1","description":"\u003cp\u003eSidney Chambers, the Vicar of Grantchester, is a thirty-two-year-old bachelor. 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