Writing
Runcie has written the novels Canvey Island, The Discovery of Chocolate, The Colour of Heaven, and East Fortune.
2012 saw the publication of Sidney Chambers and the Shadow of Death, to a favourable critical reception. The book, which comprises six short standalone mysteries, is the first in a series of six works of detective fiction, entitled The Grantchester Mysteries. The second, Sidney Chambers and the Perils of the Night, is scheduled to be released on 21 May 2013. Runcie is published by Bloomsbury.
He also writes lifestyle pieces on the subjects of family and literature for major UK newspapers.
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