Thread: What to read after Sherlock Holmes?
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Old 07-07-2011, 12:29 AM   #19
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I can't believe no one has mentioned the only serious contender to the Sherlock stories. Namely--"Father Brown." Actually, most people think Chesterton 1-up'd Doyle considerably. If you search these forums, you can find a very well done Father Brown omnibus.
It's funny you said that, I just found the Father Brown books in GoodReads so I had it in my mind to go search MR for them. I am going to add it to my TBR list. BTW, what is an omnibus? Is that a set of complete works?
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