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Gaaah! It's Mystery Monday, and I almost forgot to post! The first author I wanted to highlight is G.K. Chesterton.
Perhaps you know G.K. Chesterton better for all the thinker stuff he writes. He did, however, create a detective by the name of Father Brown.
Father Brown isn’t your typical detective. He’s a priest for one thing. He’s also quite dumpy, carries an umbrella, and exudes an air of profound confusion. Don’t be fooled though. In reality, Father Brown sees much more clearly than most, if not all, of the people around him.
G.K. Chesterton made Father Brown the star of 52 short stories. You can probably find these compiled into a volume title The Complete Father Brown, or something of the sort, at your local library.
It’s been a little while since I read any Father Brown mystery stories. If I remember correctly, I was sometimes left in a state of confusion after reading one, because G.K. Chesterton mixed in a healthy dose “thinker” stuff into his mysteries. My poor little brain, which was wild to know who the murderer was, would rebelliously refuse to absorb all this, leaving me bemused.
Despite my brain’s failings, these stories were usually enjoyable reads for me. I should probably try them again now that I’m a little older. If you like your philosophy and mystery at the same time, try Father Brown.
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