The sixth book in the James Runcie's much-loved series adapted for ITV's Grantchester which stars James Norton as Sidney Chambers Perfect for fans of M C Beaton It is May 1971 & the Cambridgeshire countryside is bursting into summer Archdeacon Sidney Chambers is walking in a bluebell wood with his daughter Anna & their ageing Labrador Byron when they stumble upon a body Plunged into another murder investigation Sidney discovers a world of hippies & psychedelic plants where permissive behaviour seems to hide something darker This 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; & Sidney's own nephew goes missing Endeavouring to fit in his clerical duties around sleuthing Sidney continues to reflect on the divine mysteries of love life & faith while wrestling with the earthly problems of parish scandals a progressive new secretary the challenges of parenthood & a great loss