num_pages: 184
description: Another collection of G.K. Chesterton's ingenious, thoughtful, and lyrically written mystery stories featuring the unassuming little priest who solves crimes by imagining himself inside the mind and soul of criminals, thus understanding their motives. The stories are full of paradox, spiritual insight, and "Chestertonian fantasy," or seeing the extraordinary in the ordinary. In the title story, a beautiful (and married) rich woman has taken up with a distinguished poet--and Father Brown, rather than reacting as expected, appears to be providing assistance. Also includes The Quick One, The Blast of the Book, The Green Man, The Pursuit of Mr Blue, The Crime of the Communist, The Point of a Pin, The Insoluble Problem, and The Vampire of the Village. Newly designed and typeset in a modern 6-by-9-inch format by Waking Lion Press.
language: English
title: The Scandal of Father Brown
titlecomplete: The Scandal of Father Brown (Father Brown, #5)
genres: Classics, Cozy Mystery, British Literature, Mystery, Anthologies, Short Stories, Detective, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Crime
ratings_count: 1293
places: United Kingdom
series: Father Brown
publisher: Waking Lion Press