A collection of short detective tales centers on a modest, perceptive priest who unravels mysteries by penetrating motives and moral contradictions rather than relying on physical evidence. His quiet, intuitive method contrasts with official investigators and repeatedly outsmarts a flamboyant criminal and other clever adversaries. Each episode frames a puzzling theft, deception, or murder as a study of human weakness, guilt, and innocence, blending wry humor, philosophical asides, and close observation to show detection as psychological insight and ethical judgment more than mere technical ingenuity.