The Hammer of God (Masterplots II: Short Story Series, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: G. K. Chesterton
- First Published: 1911
- Type of Plot: Mystery and detective
- Time of Work: The early twentieth century
- Setting: The fictitious village of Bohun Beacon, in England
- Principal Characters: Father Brown, The Reverend Wilfred Bohun, Colonel Norman Bohun, Simeon Barnes
- Genres: Short fiction, Mystery and detective literature
- Subjects: Murder or homicide, England or English people, Adultery, Priests, Church or churches, Prayers
- Locales: England
The Story
The Reverend Wilfred Bohun is pleading with his wanton brother, the colonel, to leave the blacksmith's wife alone while the blacksmith is away. Angry at his brother's unrepentent lust, the curate warns him that God may strike him dead and runs into the old Gothic church to pray. Half an hour later, the village cobbler enters the church to tell the curate that his brother is dead. They run out to find Colonel Bohun's corpse stretched out in the courtyard of the smithy, his head smashed in by a small hammer. The local police inspector and doctor are already trying to...
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