There are numerous fascinating crime novels and murder mysteries out there. People can always name Agatha Christies' Poirot and Marple series and Sir Arthur Canon Doyle's Sherlock Holmes. But nothing can be compared to the Father Brown series by G. K. Chesterton. The fact that the series is written by one of the greatest theologians of the modern world is just one of the many reasons why the series is unique. Father Brown is a Catholic priest who, like other detectives, encounters all kinds of strange murders and finds himself in an inevitable situation to solve them. What distinguishes Father Brown from Poirot and Sherlock Holmes is that he doesn't treat the crime as a crime but as a sin. He doesn't see the murder as a criminal but as a sinner. He doesn't see himself as an inspector to catch the killer, but a minister to confront the sinner. What you you cannot see anywhere else is an unique spiritual touch to crime stories and a different insight to humanity.
