The man who knew too much / G.K. Chesterton.

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" . . . dazzlingly executed and richly atmospheric." -- The Armchair Detective
A prolific and popular writer, G. K. Chesterton (1874-1936) is best known as the creator of detective-priest Father Brown (even though Chesterton's mystery stories constitute only a small fraction of his writings). The eight adventures in this classic British mystery trace the activities of Horne Fisher, the man who knew too much, and his trusted friend Harold March. Although Horne's keen mind and powerful deductive gifts make him a natural sleuth, his inquiries have a way of developing moral complications. Notable for their wit and sense of wonder, these tales offer an evocative portrait of upper-crust society in pre-World War I England.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

• I. The Face in the Target (p. 1)
• II. The Vanishing Prince (p. 21)
• III. The Soul of the Schoolboy (p. 41)
• IV. The Bottomless Well (p. 56)
• V. The Fad of the Fisherman (p. 73)
• VI. The Hole in the Wall (p. 92)
• VII. The Temple of Silence (p. 116)
• VIII. The Vengeance of the Statue (p. 140)