The Innocence of Father Brown
by G. K. Chesterton
The first book of mysterious stories, written by G.K. Chesterton, ingenious and lyrically, with the participation of an unpretentious little priest who solves crimes, imagines himself in the mind and soul of criminals, thus understanding their purpose. The stories are filled with paradox, spiritual insight, and a vision of the "Chestertonian fantasy," or the extraordinary in the ordinary. Father Brown directly challenges an ordinary detective and is in many ways funnier and smarter. It contains the following 12 stories; Blue Cross Secret Garden Strange Legs Flying Stars Invisible Man Strange Justice Wrong Shape Sins Prince Saradine Bolt Apollo's Blue Eye Mark Broken Sword Three Death Instruments