The Secret of Father Brown

G. K. Chesterton (1874 - 1936)

This is the fourth collection of mysteries featuring the very smart and even more devout catholic priest, Father Brown. (It follows The Innocence of Father Brown, The Wisdom of Father Brown and The Incredulity of Father Brown.)

Father Brown is probably the most unconventional detective of fiction: short and dumpy, extremely shy, unvaryingly kind, and utterly unselfconscious.

His secret? As a priest he has developed a far-reaching understanding of how we all feel and think. Being profoundly humble, he is able to imagine how he, personally, could be led to commit a given theft, murder or other crime. With this in mind, he is generally able to figure out who did commit it. - Summary by Kirsten Wever

Genre(s): Detective Fiction, Published 1900 onward, Christian Fiction

Language: English

Section Chapter Reader Time
Play 01 Introduction - The Secret of Father Brown Kirsten Wever
00:27:23
Play 02 Chapter 1, Part 1: The Mirror of the Magistrate Kirsten Wever
00:26:44
Play 03 Chapter 1, Part 2: The Mirror of the Magistrate Kirsten Wever
00:33:32
Play 04 Chapter 2, Part 1: The Man With Two Beards Kirsten Wever
00:34:04
Play 05 Chapter 2, Part 2: The Man With Two Beards Kirsten Wever
00:29:03
Play 06 Chapter 3, Part 1: The Song of the Flying Fish Kirsten Wever
00:36:52
Play 07 Chapter 3, Part 2: The Song of the Flying Fish Kirsten Wever
00:24:47
Play 08 Chapter 4, Part 1: The Actor and the Alibi Kirsten Wever
00:33:23
Play 09 Chapter 4, Part 2: The Actor and the Alibi Kirsten Wever
00:25:45
Play 10 Chapter 5, Part 1: The Vanishing of Vaudrey Kirsten Wever
00:36:27
Play 11 Chapter 5, Part 2: The Vanishing of Vaudrey Kirsten Wever
00:24:53
Play 12 Chapter 6, Part 1: The Worst Crime in the World Kirsten Wever
00:21:24
Play 13 Chapter 6, Part 2: The Worst Crime in the World Kirsten Wever
00:32:30
Play 14 Chapter 7, Part 1: The Red Moon of Meru Kirsten Wever
00:27:41
Play 15 Chapter 7, Part 2: The Red Moon of Meru Kirsten Wever
00:25:35
Play 16 Chapter 8, Part 1: The Chief Mourner of Marne Kirsten Wever
00:31:21
Play 17 Chapter 8, Part 2: The Chief Mourner of Marne Kirsten Wever
00:35:55
Play 18 Conclusion: The Secret of Flambeau Kirsten Wever
00:20:50