Contains: 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; The three Tools of Death G. K. Chesterton's Father Brown is the unlikeliest of detectives, and seems an easy dupe for the criminals who frequently cross his path. But his "moon-calf simplicity" masks a brilliance that befools friend and foe, and the little Essex priest has shown his worth in over fifty short stories, with "The Innocence of Father Brown" marking his arrival on the scene. In these dozen tales, he first pits his wits against the notorious Flambeau, cracks more than one case which baffles the official police, and with unerring moral instinct, upsets the plans of each thief or murderer who thinks he stands secure. Includes all eight original illustrations by Sydney Seymour Lucas