THE WISDOM OF FATHER BROWN

G K CHESTERTON: THREE BBC RADIO MYSTERIES

Best known as the creator of clerical detective Father Brown, G. K. Chesterton was a prolific and talented writer in virtually every area of literature: from novels, poetry and short stories to plays, biographies and essays. A noted thinker, controversialist, raconteur and wit, he has influenced authors from Neil Gaiman to Jorge Luis Borges. This collection comprises his two most famous novels, The Man Who Was Thursday and The Napoleon of Notting Hill, as well as half a dozen tales from his short story collection, The Club of Queer Trades.

THE INCREDULITY OF FATHER BROWN

Father Brown, the shrewd and modest clerical detective, encounters miracles, ghosts and prophets in this collection of ingeniously plotted tales. From South America to New York, his keen observation and quiet wisdom are a match for any mystery - even when he finds himself missing, presumed dead, in his own coffin ...

THE INNOCENCE OF FATHER BROWN: VOLUME 1

Father Brown is an eccentric priest with his own particular ways of dealing with crime. This collection of stories, shows the quiet wit and compassion that has endeared him to many, whilst solving his mysteries by a mixture of imagination and a sympathetic worldliness.

THE INNOCENCE OF FATHER BROWN: VOLUME 2

Six crime-solving adventures of a rather unconventional detective. Having accumulated wisdom and empathy from years of listening to the dark confessions of his parishioners, Father Brown is able to solve mysteries in a flash that confound all others.

THE SCANDAL OF FATHER BROWN

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 and an aged man who ends up poisoned, Father Brown confronts all manner of human nature, from passion to superstition, and unravels the truth every time.