In the nine stories in this charming and humorous collection, clerical detective Father Brown finds his skills put to the test, and becomes embroiled in a scandal of his own. From a murdered millionaire to a drowned admiral to an aged man who ends up poisoned, Father Brown confronts all manner of hu
The Scandal of Father Brown
✍ Scribed by G. K. Chesterton
- Book ID
- 110691594
- Publisher
- Interactive Media
- Year
- 2014
- Tongue
- en-GB
- Weight
- 437 KB
- Series
- Father Brown #5
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9781910660034
- ASIN
- B003XYE7YA
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✦ Synopsis
It would not be fair to record the adventures of Father Brown, without admitting that he was once involved in a grave scandal. There still are persons, perhaps even of his own community, who would say that there was a sort of blot upon his name. It happened in a picturesque Mexican road-house of rather loose repute, as appeared later; and to some it seemed that for once the priest had allowed a romantic streak in him, and his sympathy for human weakness, to lead him into loose and unorthodox action.
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