剧情：ThebeautifulEnglishcountrysideisthesettingformoremysteriesfeaturingthecharismaticclergymansleuth.
BasedontheclassiccharactercreatedbyGKChesterton.ThequaintCotswoldsareabuzzwithdastardlyintrigue.FatherBrown’snewallyisaplaywrightpriestwho’swrittentheperfectmurder.Butisartimitatingdeath?There’smedievalmurderatabattlere-enactment,anewnemesislurkingintheshadowsandanoldonewho’snotquiteaswerememberhim.AndthereareweddingbellsforChiefInspectorSullivan—untilthesecretisoutthathe’snottherealsleuthoftheparish.
It’snow1955andChiefInspectorSullivanandMrsDevinehavegrownclosersincewesawthemlast–somethingthathasn’tescapedthenoticeofFatherBrownandBrenda.Withafoodfayretodiefor,areal-lifecrimeatacrimewritingfestivalandavillagerivalrythatturnsdeadly,there’splentyforthegangtobebusywith.AndwhenhisoldfriendSisterBonifaceisimplicatedinamurderatanartsandcraftfair,FatherBrownmustproveherinnocence–beforeit’stoolate.
