Favorite Father Brown Stories (Dover Thrift Editions: Crime/Mystery/Thrillers)

Favorite Father Brown Stories (Dover Thrift Editions: Crime/Mystery/Thrillers)

<DIV><P>Critic, author, and debunker extraordinaire, G. K. Chesterton (1874–1936) delighted in probing the ambiguities of Christian theology. A number of his most successful attempts at combining first-rate fiction with acute social observation appear in this original selection from his best detective stories featuring the priest-sleuth Father Brown.<BR>A Chestertonian version of Sherlock Holmes, this little cleric from Essex — with "a face as round and dull as a Norfolk dumpling" and "eyes as empty as the North Sea" — appears in six suspenseful, well-plotted tales: "The Blue Cross," "The Sins of Prince Saradine," "The Sign of the Broken Sword," "The Man in the Passage," "The Perishing of the Pendragons," and "The Salad of Colonel Cray."<BR>An essential item in any mystery collection, these delightful works offer a particular treat for lovers of vintage detective stories and will engage any reader.<BR><BR></DIV></P>