A solid book in this series only one of the six stories did not hold my attention fully. ( )

In the first book we meet a young Sidney Chambers some years after WW2, unmarried and vicar of Grantchester. It's now the 70s and Sidney and Hildegard are married and they have a young daughter, Anna. He has risen in the ranks and is now archdeacon. But, he still can't stay away from trouble as the stories in this book will prove. This book is, as the rest I have read, divided into short stories that have different cases that Sidney takes one. And, I have to say that so far this is my favorite book in the series, all six stories are quite good with interesting cases, from murder and rape cases to Sidney's nephew going missing. And the years go by in the book. In the first story, is it early 70s and Anna is a little girl, but she is a teenager in the last story in this book.

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This is not so much one story but several short stories who are somehow interconnected. What makes this series really special is the quality of the writing. It is absolutely superb. There are wonderfull descriptions of the Cambridgeshire countryside, well elaborated characters but also some thoughtful comments on religion, the changing society  (seventies) and on human relations.Good.  ( )

This is #6 in "The Grantchester" series. A number of short stories calling itself a book. The accidental detective who would rather spend time on solving crimes than his vocation, starts of with a murder, then onto a variety of cases, both big and small. I was moved by the description of the rape case. Very well done. Overall, I found that the book had trouble keeping my attention. The last chapter, although drawn out, was a surprise. ( )

Oh, this is a sad one. Hildegard is dead. And Sidney has choices now. More than he ever wanted. ( )