Character guide · 6 books · 1908 to 1935 · Set in London

G. K. Chesterton

Crime and mystery Literary and generalAmateur sleuth Golden Age Classics

Father Brown, a shabby Catholic priest with a sharp understanding of sin, solves impossible crimes in five collections of short stories, often alongside Flambeau, the master thief he reforms.

Best estimate, compiled from series guides, publisher descriptions and reviews where available, and from memory otherwise. Book level only, not chapter level. Minor includes cameos and brief references. Each book carries a confidence rating in its tooltip. The Father Brown books are collections of short stories. The Man Who Was Thursday is included as Chesterton's best-known novel.

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