Aristide Valentin was the Chief of Paris Police. He was having a party at his house in the garden. His guests arrived before he was able to. All of the guests were outside in the garden. There was a large wall surrounding the garden. There weren't any exits from the garden. The only way to enter or exit the garden was from the house and by the front door.
A murder was committed outside of the garden, but how could this happen when nobody could leave from the garden, and there was someone by the front door all the time. This seemed like an impossible situation because of not having any exits from the garden, but was it?
The body was Lord Galloway. The man was dressed like he was going to their party, but he hadn't been there. Who wanted him dead? Who had the opportunity to murder him? He must have been murdered before someone entered the house and garden.
After Valentin arrived, he wanted everyone to stay all night until the crime was solved. His motive was to keep all of the suspects there. Everyone was a suspect since they were at the party and the murder happened in the grass outside the house.
Now, Father Brown, who was the detective solving the case, had to figure out how the body got there in the grass since there weren't any gates to the garden, and he wasn't inside the house?
To add to the conflict, there was another murder committed. Also, one person, Mr. Brayne, left the house. This shocked Mr. Valentin. The suspense continued to build from that point. Why did Mr. Brayne leave? Was he the criminal? Did he know something and wanted to investigate the crime? You'll have to read the story to find out what happened. You will be surprised when you find out who committed the crime and why.
If you enjoy reading Classic Mysteries, you will enjoy reading this short story and the other short stories by G. K. Chesterton.
G.K. Chesterton was an author who liked writing mysteries that seemed to have impossible ways to escape. The Secret Garden was an example of an impossible way, or at least it seemed that way. Father Brown is featured in G.K. Chesterton's stories. You'll enjoy reading other stories by Chesterton.
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