ThebeautifulEnglishcountrysideisthesettingformoremysteriesfeaturingthecharismaticclergymansleuth.BasedontheclassiccharactercreatedbyGKChesterton.ThequaintCotswoldsareabuzzwithdastardlyintrigue.FatherBrown’snewallyisaplaywrightpriestwho’swrittentheperfectmurder.Butisartimitatingdeatccc?There’smedievalmurderatabattlere-enactment,anewnemesislurkingintheshadowsandanoldonewho’snotquiteaswerememberhim.AndthereareweddingbellsforChiefInspectorSullivan—untilthesecretisoutthathe’snottherealsleuthoftheparish.It’snow1955andChiefInspectorSullivanandMrsDevinehavegrownclosersincewesawthemlast–somethingthathasn’tescapedthenoticeofFatherBrownandBrenda.Withafoodfayretodiefor,areal-lifecrimeatacrimewritingfestivalandavillagerivalrythatturnsdeadly,there’splentyforthegangtobebusywith.AndwhenhisoldfriendSisterBonifaceisimplicatedinamurderatanartsandcraftfair,FatherBrownmustproveherinnocence–beforeit’stoolate.
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