This handsome hardback anthology with gold and purple foil accents contains 24 short stories featuring priest detective Father Brown.
G. K. Chesterton's fictional amateur detective, the genial Father Brown, was greeted with huge enthusiasm when he first appeared in The Story-Teller magazine in 1910. Depicted with Chesterton's characteristic elegance and wit, this unworldly but perceptive priest-sleuth exercises his formidable powers of intuition and analysis to solve a range of crimes.
Includes:
• 'The Blue Cross
• The Secret Garden
• The Wrong Shape
• The Three Tools of Death
Finding new popularity through its recent exposure on Netflix, Father Brown's crime-solving adventures remain as compelling now as they ever were. This complete and unabridged edition is the perfect companion title to The Adventures of Father Brown.
ABOUT THE SERIES: The Arcturus Classic Mysteries and Marvels series brings together thrilling short stories from classic fiction, including spine-chilling ghost stories, gripping detective fiction and cosmic horror. These hardback anthologies with foil accented cover designs make wonderful gifts for any classic lover.
The Father Brown stories have been adapted for television multiple times, including an adaptation for the BBC beginning in 2012 and featuring ten episodes commissioned for 2018.
There are a number of G.K. Chesterton societies throughout the world.
