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G.K.Chesterton’sFatherBrownmayseemapleasantlydodderingRomanCatholicpriest,butappearancesdeceive.Withkeenobservationandanunerringsenseofman’sfrailties–gainedduringhisyearslisteningtoconfessions–FatherBrownsucceedsinbringingeventhemostelusivecriminalstojustice.Thisdefinitivecollectionoffifteenstories,selectedbytheAmericanChestertonSociety,includessuchclassicsas“TheBlueCross,”“TheSecretGarden,”and“TheParadiseofThieves.”AsP.D.JameswritesinherIntroduction,“WereadtheFatherBrownstoriesforavarietypleasures,includingtheiringenuity,theirwitandintelligence,andforthebrillianceofthewriting.Buttheyprovidemore.Chestertonwasconcernedwiththegreatestofallproblems,thevagariesofthehumanheart.”,