Sins of Prince Saradine
Who is Captain Stephen?
Prince Sardine's brother
This quiet priest is the unlikely hero who outwits a master criminal.
Father Brown
This actress is found dead in the narrow passage, setting off the mystery Father Brown must unravel.
Miss Rome
This celebrated military commander is believed to have died heroically in battle, until Father Brown uncovers the truth.
General Sir Arthur St. Clare
In The Perishing of the Pendragons, what natural phenomenon plays a major role in the family’s doom?
A tidal whirlpool
This man challenges Prince Saradine to a duel after years of bitter hatred between them.
Antonelli
This master thief disguises himself as a priest in order to steal the Blue Cross.
Flambeau
In The Man in the Passage, what object becomes the central clue in determining the murderer?
A pair of opera glasses
Father Brown realizes the general’s sword was broken not in combat, but for this symbolic reason.
To mark him as a traitor
This legendary doom is said to hang over the Pendragon family, haunting their island estate.
The Pendragon curse
Father Brown discovers that the “Prince Saradine” living in the lakeside villa is actually this person in disguise.
His brother, Paul Saradine
Father Brown deliberately causes a series of small disturbances—like breaking a window—to leave a trail for this famous detective.
Valentin
This man, a famous photographer, becomes a prime suspect after being seen near the passage with a camera.
Isidore Bruno
In The Sign of the Broken Sword, what crucial insight allows Father Brown to solve the mystery of General Arthur St. Clare’s death?
The direction of the sword’s break
The Pendragons’ home sits on this isolated natural feature, which becomes central to the mystery.
An island surrounded by dangerous waters
In The Sins of Prince Saradine, what key detail reveals the true identity of the man claiming to be Saradine?
His reflection in the lake
To protect the relic, Father Brown hides the real Blue Cross inside this everyday object.
A parcel of brown paper packages
Father Brown realizes the murderer counted on this visual confusion in the narrow corridor to make multiple people seem to be in the passage at once.
The trick of overlapping reflections
Father Brown deduces that the general was not killed by the enemy but by this person, acting out of grim justice.
His own subordinate (the lieutenant)
This relative, long believed dead, returns unexpectedly and becomes a key figure in the unfolding drama.
Sir Humphrey Pendragon
Father Brown realizes the true prince was murdered long before the story begins because of this telltale detail about the body.
That the corpse was too old and frail to match the man they had met
In The Blue Cross, what unusual behavior first alerts Valentin that Father Brown may be involved in the case?
A string of misplaced salt cellars
Father Brown realizes the killer used this reflective object to create a misleading impression of who was in the passage.
A mirror
Father Brown realizes the general’s body was moved after death because of this key detail in the snowy battlefield.
The direction of the footprints
Father Brown realizes the supposed “curse” is actually caused by this very human motive.
Greed