Lee R. (fibonacci) reviewed on 2/3/2011 + 29 more book reviews

G. K. Chesterton is perhaps better known for his books on theology but several attemtps have also been made to reproduce the Father Brown series. If you look on YouTube you can find an old movie with a very young Alec Guinness playing the titular role, and more recently Tom Bosley played the unassuming priest. Father Brown is the precursor to a popular genre of detectives; particularly in the mode of "Columbo" and it is easy for us to forget that this was a novel idea at the time. What makes this book still work is Chesterton's competence as a writer. I couldn't help but wonder if I could borrow a bit of his style; probably not, but it was a pleasant wish.

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