'It would not be fair to record the adventures of Father Brown without admitting that he was once involved in a grave scandal....'

The story of Mexican Scandal, however, is only the first of nine intriguing cases solved by that modest and charming priest.

'It may seem odd to class a man who has difficulty in rolling his umbrella and does not know the right end of his return ticket among the Supermen of detection but Father Brown belongs among them'- Julian Symons.