The hero is Father Brown, appearing in column 3. ‘The Innocence (22) / Wisdom (15) / Secret (6D) / Scandal (27) of Father Brown’ are four collections containing, respectively, the stories ‘The Blue Cross’ (7), ‘The Purple Wig’ (25), ‘The Red Moon of Meru’ (18) and ‘The Green Man’ (26).
First prize Steve Reszetniak, Enfield, Middlesex
Runners-up P.L. Macdougall, London SW6; Brenda Widger, Bowdon, Cheshire
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