It was okay. some of the prose were beautiful, exactly what to expect from Chesterton, but the short stories of Father Brown seemed formulaic and flat. some had interesting twists or were good but generally the book was simple and uninspiring with catholic theological tidbits thrown in. father brown came off as a smart arse, because there was never any build up and tension, he'd just waltz in three pages later and call people morons go missing there point.