• This classic collection is lushly illustrated with more than 80 photographs to enrich the readers experience.
Father Brown is a short, nondescript Roman Catholic priest whose insight into human evil makes him gifted at solving crimes. Unlike Sherlock Holmes who uses deductive reasoning, this little cleric tends to be more intuitive in his detecting skills. With his familiar umbrella, the unusual British sleuth identifies the murderer by planning out the crimes to put himself inside the killer’s head – sort of like today’s FBI profilers. We’ve selected our favorite 20 stories for this collection … and then tossed in one more as a free Bonus Reward. What makes this edition unique? It’s richly illustrated with more than 80 colorful photographs of Father Brown and his criminal sidekick Flambeau depicting them taking on murderers, thieves, and other sinners.
Gilbert Keith Chesterton was one of the most influential English writers of the 20th century. His prolific and diverse output included journalism, philosophy, poetry, biography, Christian apologetics, fantasy and detective fiction.
Chesterton has been called the "prince of paradox". Time magazine, in a review of a biography of Chesterton, observed of his writing style: "Whenever possible Chesterton made his points with popular sayings, proverbs, allegories—first carefully turning them inside out.
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