The reason for this challenge was that I realized when reading The Golden Age of Murder, Martin Edwards’ excellent history of the Detection Club and the roles the members played in developing the detective fiction genre, that while I knew many of the names involved there were many whose work I had little to no knowledge of. The Innocence of Father Brown is a testament to the power of faith and the pleasure of a story well told.Ī few weeks ago I shared an outline of my challenge to myself to read a work by each member of the Detection Club. No corner of the human soul is too dark for Father Brown, no villain too ingenious.
Chesterton’s immortal priest-detective applies his extraordinary intuition to the most intricate of mysteries. In thrilling tales such as “The Blue Cross,” “The Secret Garden,” and “The Hammer of God,” G.
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