Father Brown

There are a series of bizarre, sometimes dangerous mysteries that Father Brown must puzzle out. Some are simple whilst others are devious and chilling.

Father Brown, the shrewd and modest clerical detective, encounters miracles, ghosts and prophets in this collection of ingeniously plotted tales. From South America to New York, his keen observation and quiet wisdom are a match for any mystery - even when he finds himself missing, presumed dead, in his own coffin ...

In this charming and humorous collection, clerical detective Father Brown finds his skills put to the test, and becomes embroiled in a scandal of his own. From a murdered millionaire to a drowned admiral and an aged man who ends up poisoned, Father Brown confronts all manner of human nature, from passion to superstition, and unravels the truth every time.

Content Warning: Contains language and attitudes of its time.

Six crime-solving adventures of a rather unconventional detective. Having accumulated wisdom and empathy from years of listening to the dark confessions of his parishioners, Father Brown is able to solve mysteries in a flash that confound all others.

Father Brown is an eccentric priest with his own particular ways of dealing with crime. This collection of stories, shows the quiet wit and compassion that has endeared him to many, whilst solving his mysteries by a mixture of imagination and a sympathetic worldliness.