Series reading guide · updated 2026
Grantchester Mysteries Books in Order
Every Grantchester Mysteries book in publication order — 6 in total, spanning 2012–2017.
Meet Sidney Chambers: a jazz-loving, whisky-appreciating Anglican vicar in the 1950s village of Grantchester, just outside Cambridge, who keeps finding himself solving murders alongside a gruff police inspector and a genuinely lovely friendship. James Runcie began the series in 2012, and the pleasure of it is the mix — real crimes and real postwar England, told with warmth, wit, and a genuine interest in what it means to be good. Cozy, but with something on its mind.
Publication Order of The Grantchester Mysteries Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sidney Chambers and the Shadow of Death | 2012 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Sidney Chambers and the Perils of the Night | 2013 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Sidney Chambers and the Problem of Evil | 2014 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | Sidney Chambers and The Forgiveness of Sins | 2015 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | Sidney Chambers and The Dangers of Temptation | 2016 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 | Sidney Chambers and the Persistence of Love | 2017 | Amazon US UK |
Every title by year All 6, oldest to newest
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sidney Chambers and the Shadow of Death | 2012 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Sidney Chambers and the Perils of the Night | 2013 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Sidney Chambers and the Problem of Evil | 2014 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | Sidney Chambers and The Forgiveness of Sins | 2015 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | Sidney Chambers and The Dangers of Temptation | 2016 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 | Sidney Chambers and the Persistence of Love | 2017 | Amazon US UK |
Grantchester Mysteries on screen
The books became Grantchester on ITV and PBS Masterpiece (from 2014) — a hit that has now run well past the novels, handing the collar to new clergyman-detectives. Lovely television; the books are where Sidney himself lives.
- 2014GrantchesterTV series — ITV / PBS Masterpiece; ongoing, and now beyond the books.
If you liked the show, read the books
Liked Grantchester (PBS Masterpiece)? Read Sidney’s own mysteries in order, starting with The Shadow of Death.
Frequently asked
What order do the Grantchester books go in?
Publication order, starting with Sidney Chambers and the Shadow of Death (2012). There are six Sidney Chambers collections in all.
Does the TV show follow the books?
At first, loosely — then it grows well beyond them, with new lead detectives. The novels stay with Sidney Chambers throughout.
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