Sidney Chambers and the Shadow of Death
By James Runcie --- March 8, 2018
Born May 7, 1959, in Cambridge, England; son of Lord Robert (Archbishop of Canterbury) and Lady Lindy Runcie E-mail: james@jamesruncie.com.
CAREER:
Writer, academic, and filmmaker. BBC Scotland, radio drama writer and director, 1983-85; Bath Literature Festival, artistic director,
2009-13; Southbank Centre, London, England, head of literature
and spoken word, 2013--. Documentary filmmaker; works include
J.K. Rowling: A Year in the Life;Losing It: Griff Rhys Jones on
Anger; and My Father, a last interview with Lord Robert Runcie,
who was Archbishop of Canterbury from 1980-91. Has worked for
Sadler's Wells, the Royal Shakespeare Company, and the Arts
Council. Bath Spa University, visiting professor.
2009-13; Southbank Centre, London, England, head of literature
and spoken word, 2013--. Documentary filmmaker; works include
J.K. Rowling: A Year in the Life;Losing It: Griff Rhys Jones on
Anger; and My Father, a last interview with Lord Robert Runcie,
who was Archbishop of Canterbury from 1980-91. Has worked for
Sadler's Wells, the Royal Shakespeare Company, and the Arts
Council. Bath Spa University, visiting professor.
Notably, the "Grantchester Mystery" novels have been adapted
as a television series for ITV. Discussing the filming in a London
Telegraph article, Runcie admitted that Chambers is based on his
father. "I try to imagine what my father would think of it all," he
remarked, "and I can almost see him, aged 93, in a wheelchair
perhaps, with a rug over his lap, watching the filming of that war
scene. I think he would have been bemused--and amused. I can
imagine him laughing about it afterwards and saying that it wasn't
like that at all. I don't think for a minute that he would ever say
that he was proud of me, but I hope he would at least be secretly
intrigued." Runcie added: "And this is, of course, is what fiction
does. It brings the dead back to us. It allows thought,
conversation, an alternative afterlife."
as a television series for ITV. Discussing the filming in a London
Telegraph article, Runcie admitted that Chambers is based on his
father. "I try to imagine what my father would think of it all," he
remarked, "and I can almost see him, aged 93, in a wheelchair
perhaps, with a rug over his lap, watching the filming of that war
scene. I think he would have been bemused--and amused. I can
imagine him laughing about it afterwards and saying that it wasn't
like that at all. I don't think for a minute that he would ever say
that he was proud of me, but I hope he would at least be secretly
intrigued." Runcie added: "And this is, of course, is what fiction
does. It brings the dead back to us. It allows thought,
conversation, an alternative afterlife."
"GRANTCHESTER MYSTERY" SERIES
- Sidney Chambers and the Shadow of Death, 2012.
- Sidney Chambers and the Perils of the Night, 2013.
- Sidney Chambers and the Problem of Evil, 2014.
- Sidney Chambers and the Forgiveness of Sins, 2015.
- Sidney Chambers and the dangers of temptation, (2016)
- Sidney Chambers and the persistence of love, ( 2017)
NOVELS
- The Discovery of Chocolate, 2001.
- The Colour of Heaven, 2003.
- Canvey Island, 2008.
- East Fortune, 2009.
Fun web site: https://jamesruncie.com/home
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Sidney Chambers and the shadow of death
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teams up with roguish Inspector Harry Keating to investigate
a suspicious suicide, a jewelry theft, the unexplained demise
of a jazz promoter, and a shocking art forgery.
Max Tudor mysteries by G. M. Malliet
Reason: The Max Tudor and Grantchester mysteries feature
young English vicars as their sleuths. These cozy stories are set in small English towns with a cast of eccentric characters. The sleuths use their insight into people to solve the crimes. -- Merle Jacob
Pagan Spring: Reason: Both are amusing cozy mysteries
with unconventional vicars acting as sleuths in small English villages. Sidney Chambers is set in the 1950s, where a youthful jazz-loving minister is on the case; in Pagan Spring, a present-day M15 agent turns cleric. -- Kim Burton
Father Christmas mysteries by C. C.Benison
Reason: The Father Christmas and Grantchester mysteries are
cozies featuring reluctant clergymen as their sleuths.The men are intelligent with a keen understanding of people. These gentle reads evoke the charm of English small towns and their varied characters. -- Merle Jacob | |
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