Father Brown is a fictional Roman Catholic priest and amateur detective who is featured in short stories written by English novelist G. K. Chesterton. Father Brown solves mysteries and crimes using his intuition and keen understanding of human nature. The stories are of the dashing and brilliant kind that Stevenson invented — exciting tales told in artistic manner by a first-class literary hand. The book is divided into 5 Chapters which are, "The Innocence of Father Brown" having 12 Stories, "The Wisdom of Father Brown" having 12 Stories, "The Incredulity of Father Brown" having 8 Stories, "The Secret of Father Brown" having 10 Stories, and "The Scandal of Father Brown" having 9 Stories.