Father Brown

Father Brown is awkwardness personified. I can very well relate. But he is extremely intelligent and solves so many complicated crimes with the skills of any trained detective. 

Father Brown from the book "The wisdom of Father Brown" deals with  short stories with strange themes. 

There is an actress - quite famous, very beautiful and heartthrob of millions. Two men - a bureaucrat and a solider come to meet her. Her co-actor and her man servant are also present in the room. Next thing we know, in the dark passage next to her room, the actress is murdered by a sharp object and the police suspect and arrest the co-actor. 

The murder is so bizarre and the witnesses all give contradicting accounts. 

Then comes Father Brown to the witness stand, explains the case and solves the murder, on stand. 

Most stories in the book are similar. But makes a tough read - partly due to French-ish names. The stories are set some time in previous century. But hey, these are detective stories, shouldn't be very difficult to read. Right?

Indian readers group has selected another book "It ends with us" for book of the month. After reading few pages, I felt it is slightly trivial.

 I read earlier the book "The gentleman in Moscow" when it was BOTM of May. On the other hand, I can finish that book sooner if it is trivial and still complete Father Brown by month end. Double Dhamaka, eh?