Two Father Brown Mysteries by G. K. Chesterton in one collectionTwo Father Brown Mysteries by G. K. Chesterton in one collection
Listeners will delight in these masterful chronicles of the adventures and mishaps of Father Brown. Small, round-faced and engagingly innocent, Brown is a Roman Catholic priest from East Anglia. He also happens to be a top-notch detective, possessing that rarest of all gifts—an intuition that never fails.
"The Wrong Shape""The Wrong Shape"
Novelist Leonard Quinton has long been an eccentric but his habits are driving his wife to the point of mania. When death finally comes to Quinton's unconventional home, it's fortunate that Father Brown and his good friend Flambeau are on hand.
"The Three Tools of Death""The Three Tools of Death"
A man is murdered. A man confesses to the murder and is arrested, but Father Brown doesn't believe either claim.…
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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