The first of G.K. Chesterton's books about seemingly hapless sleuth Father Brown, "The Innocence of Father Brown" collects twelve classic tales: "The Blue Cross " "The Secret Garden " "The Queer Feet " "The Flying Stars " "The Invisible Man " "The Honour of Israel Gow " "The Wrong Shape " "The Sins of Prince Saradine " "The Hammer of God " "The Eye of Apollo " "The Sign of the Broken Sword " and "The Three Tools of Death."
"Father Brown is a direct challenge to the conventional detective and in many ways he is more amusing and ingenious." --Saturday Review