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Book

Father Brown : the essential tales

Call Number

  • MYSTERY CHES (CEN)

Edition

Modern Library pbk. ed.

Publication Information

New York : Modern Library, 2005.

Physical Description

xvi, 258 pages ; 21 cm.

Summary

Presents a collection of fifteen short stories that feature the exploits of Father Brown, a seemingly doddering priest with a keen ability to solve crimes.

Contents

  • The blue cross
  • The secret garden
  • The queer feet
  • The flying stars
  • The invisible man
  • The honour of Israel Gow
  • The sins of Prince Saradine
  • The hammer of god
  • The three tools of death
  • The absence of Mr. Glass
  • The paradise of thieves
  • The man in the passage
  • The head of Caesar
  • The purple wig
  • The strange crime of John Boulnois.

Subjects

Added Authors

P D James