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...The Innocence of Father Brown (1911) is the first of five collections of mystery stories by G. K. Chesterton starring an unimposing but surprisingly capable Roman Catholic priest. Father Brown's ability to uncover the truth behind the mystery contin...

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...This is the second of five books of short stories about G. K. Chesterton’s fictional detective, first published in 1914. Father Brown is a short, nondescript Catholic Priest with shapeless clothes and a large umbrella who has an uncanny insight into human evil. His methods, unlike those of his near contemporary Sherlock Holmes, although based on obser...

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...urnalist, a poet and a novelist. He wrote 80 books and 200 short stories in addition to his other work. He is perhaps best remembered for his ‘Father Brown’ stories; two collections of which are available at .org. ‘The Man Who Knew Too Much’ has some similarities to the Father Brown stories: Horne Fisher the eponymous hero is connected and indeed related to many of the hig...

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...th the agency after his death have tarnished the name, Pinkerton himself was one of the original human rights advocates. He was a dear friend to John Brown, an advisor to Abraham Lincoln, and 80 years ahead of his time in hiring female detectives. He was also stubborn, irascible, and an egomaniac. The Expressman and the Detective (1874) is Pinkerton's first attempt at putt...

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...o a stop beneath the shadows of stately elms that lined the street of expensive brownstones. The chauffeur doused the lights which made the limo nea... ...Power­ ful men in pivotal positions. Their money not only bought million dollar brownstones but also the President's private phone number, which the... ...as desolate. In seconds they crossed it and hid in a narrow walkway between two brownstones. Taranto peered down the row of brownstones that stood l... ... shadows like alley cats. Six houses later they found their target; an elegant brownstone guarded by an eight foot high wrought iron fence. Feeling... ...is under assault, and that we are polluting the environ­ ment ... We can see the brown skies over L.A." "You know that many of our major bays are unf... ... would work?" "I didn't," Aaron replied. "Sit down," Rapini said pointing to a brown leather couch Witll stuffing bulging up through the cracks. A... ...d the bot­ tle. He filled both of their glasses with only one inch of the dark, brown liquid. "Sip this my Son. It is not wine." Hearing the word "S... ... long has it been? Three years?" "More like four," Brent said and sat down on a brown leather couch. "Yeah, time goes by when you're having fun," O... ... at the SEC. Says that Jack Reynolds is shepherding a special stock offering by Brown & Duers for I.E." "Any idea why they want to raise cash?" Bren...

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...Emily Brown is an orphan girl that almost no one can help but love when they meet her. She is pursued by two worthy men: Mr. Alban Morris, the drawing master at her school; and Rev. Miles Mirabel, a clergyman. However, one of them ...