The Hammer of God (short story)
"The Hammer of God" is a short story by G. K. Chesterton. It features his detective, Father Brown, and was published in the short story collection "The Innocence of Father Brown" (1911). Plot. It is a story about two brothers: "Colonel Bohun, a drunkard and playboy, and Reverend Bohun, curate of an Anglican church." Jennifer Halloran notes that it echoes the story of Cain and Abel: the curate murders his brother. Adaptations. The story was adapted into the opening episodes for the 1974 and 2013 series.