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Violence
Barely any
Death investigations in the 1950s; the Cold War is background; mild content
Language
None
No strong language
Sexual Content
Barely any
Mild content; some romantic complications
Substance Use
Barely any
Mild content; the period setting
Emotional Intensity
Barely any
The specific moral position of a man of faith who also investigates crime; Sidney's belief that justice and spiritual life are inseparable rather than in tension
What this book is about
Canon Sidney Chambers, vicar of Grantchester in Cambridgeshire, continues his informal detective work in 1955 — investigating a death at a Cambridge college during the early Cold War, a missing woman, and other matters that come his way through pastoral work. James Runcie's second Sidney Chambers collection continues the period atmosphere of the series: postwar England, the specific world of the Anglican Church, jazz clubs, and the particular moral seriousness of a clergyman who believes that the truth matters even when it is inconvenient for everyone around him.
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second Grantchester / Sidney Chambers collection by James Runcie; 1950s Cambridge setting
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