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"The Flying Stars" is one of Chesterton's mysteries featuring Father Brown. It's actually the first of these short stories I've read and I picked it up more because it's a Christmas mystery than to meet Father Brown, even though he is a character I'd like to read more of. The story takes place at an English manor home on Boxing Day. A young lady and the young man who lives next door are present, as is the girl's father, Colonel Adams, a newly arrived uncle and a quite rich godfather.

The picturesque city and state of Heiligwaldenstein was one of those toy kingdoms of which certain parts of the German Empire still consist. It had come under the Prussian hegemony quite late in history-- hardly fifty years before the fine summer day when Flambeau and Father Brown found themselves sitting in its gardens and drinking its beer.

The Sherlock Holmes & Father Brown Collection, read by Jonathan Keeble (as Sherlock) and Nicholas Boulton (as Father Brown), includes unabridged recordings of the complete short stories featuring Sherlock Holmes, and Books 1-4 featuring Father Brown, two of the most iconic amateur detectives in literature.

With the Archbishop’s blessing, Helen and I are spending Lent building a relationship built on love--but without physical intimacy. And yes, it’s as hard as it sounds. But this penitential season, I have other work to do. I need to rebuild my relationship with the families of St. Clare’s after neglecting my duties as their shepherd. I must confess my sins to them, and ask their forgiveness.

Unter die übermütigen Gäste einer prominenten Weihnachtsgesellschaft mischen sich ein Sozialist, ein katholischer Priester und Meisterdieb Flambeau. Durch einen genialen Trick sollen einige Juwelen den Besitzer wechseln.

Aus dem Garten des Richters Gwynne sind Schüsse zu hören. Zufällig befinden sich ein Polizist und ein Amateurdetektiv in der Nähe. Sie finden den Journalisten Flood im Gebüsch, der erklärt, Father Brown könne seine Unschuld beweisen.

In Heiligwaldenstein wird ein Toter gefunden: der Fürst wurde ermordet! Bei der Untersuchung des Toten findet man zwei Einschusslöcher. Doch in dem fiktiven Fürstentum ist der Privatbesitz von Schusswaffen per Dekret verboten und von der Tatwaffe fehlt jede Spur.