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The Best of Father Brown

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The father of modern detectives

As punctilious as Poirot, as Miss Marple and as sharp as Sherlock Holmes, Father Brown ranks higher than all of them in the pantheon of literary sleuths. For the confessional, this humble, innocent little priest has gained a deep intuitive knowledge of the paradoxes of human nature. So when murder, mayhem, and mystery stalk smart society, only father Brown can be counted upon to discover the startling truth.

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The most comprehensive paperback edition available, with introduction and chronology of Chesterton's life and times.

Audience
adult
Length
medium · 352 pages

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