# The Secret of Father Brown — Character guide

> Key figures in The Secret of Father Brown by G. K. Chesterton.

- [Father Brown](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_secret_of_father_brown_se/characters/father_brown.md): A short, unassuming Catholic priest who solves mysteries through psychological insight.
- [Flambeau](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_secret_of_father_brown_se/characters/flambeau.md): A reformed master criminal turned detective, often assisting Father Brown.
- [Mr. Boyle](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_secret_of_father_brown_se/characters/mr_boyle.md): A character involved in the mysteries Father Brown investigates.
- [Sir Arthur Vaudrey](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_secret_of_father_brown_se/characters/sir_arthur_vaudrey.md): A gentleman whose vanishing is central to one of the stories.
- [James Bagshaw](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_secret_of_father_brown_se/characters/james_bagshaw.md): A magistrate who appears in a case involving a mirror.
- [Mr. Carver](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_secret_of_father_brown_se/characters/mr_carver.md): A mysterious figure involved in a crime.
- [Ashton Jarvis](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_secret_of_father_brown_se/characters/ashton_jarvis.md): A character who plays a role in one of the investigations.
- [Daniel Devine](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_secret_of_father_brown_se/characters/daniel_devine.md): A character who appears in a story with a flying fish.
- [James Mair](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_secret_of_father_brown_se/characters/james_mair.md): A man whose death or misfortune is investigated.
- [Tommy Hunter](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_secret_of_father_brown_se/characters/tommy_hunter.md): An impetuous young man involved in adventures.
- [Mr. Granby](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_secret_of_father_brown_se/characters/mr_granby.md): An impatient character who appears in a story.
- [Mundon Mandeville](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_secret_of_father_brown_se/characters/mundon_mandeville.md): A man whose alibi is central to a story.
- [Jameson](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_secret_of_father_brown_se/characters/jameson.md): A distracted old man who appears in a case.
- [Imlack Smith](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_secret_of_father_brown_se/characters/imlack_smith.md): A smiling, mysterious man involved in a crime.
- [John Bankes](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_secret_of_father_brown_se/characters/john_bankes.md): A monomaniacal character involved in a crime.
- [Mrs. Mundon Mandeville](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_secret_of_father_brown_se/characters/mrs_mundon_mandeville.md): The wife of Mundon Mandeville, involved in the alibi story.
- [Lady Mounteagle](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_secret_of_father_brown_se/characters/lady_mounteagle.md): An elderly noblewoman involved in a mystery.
- [The Master of the Mountain](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_secret_of_father_brown_se/characters/the_master_of_the_mountain.md): A mysterious figure who is a prophet or cult leader.
- [Mr. Harry Hartopp](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_secret_of_father_brown_se/characters/mr_harry_hartopp.md): A dazed young man involved in a mystery.
- [Sherlock Holmes](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_secret_of_father_brown_se/characters/sherlock_holmes.md): The famous detective, mentioned in passing.
- [The Marquis of Marne](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_secret_of_father_brown_se/characters/the_marquis_of_marne.md): A marquis who is the chief mourner in a story.

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