The great church tradition… of solving murder mysteries

Posted January 2nd, 2007 @ 5:34 pm by Andy Rau

Ever wonder why so many fictional sleuths and mystery-solvers happen to be priests, or why so many murder mysteries take place in and around church settings? Lauren Winner talks about Father Brown, Brother Cadfael, and other clerical detectives; and why mystery stories seem to have so much religious resonance.

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