The Secret of Father Brown is the Fourth book in the series of cases involving the eccentric yet competent detective. There are Ten Father Brown mysteries in this collection, “The Secret of Father Brown", “The Mirror of the Magistrate", "The Man with Two Beards", "The Song of the Flying Fish", "The Actor and the Alibi", "The Vanishing of Vaudrey",
There is a hint of Armageddon in the air. According to the Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch (recorded, thankfully, in 1655, before she blew up her entire village and all its inhabitants, who had gathered to watch her burn), the world will end on a Saturday. Next Saturday, in fact.