# John Adams Race — The Incredulity of Father Brown character guide

> John Adams Race in The Incredulity of Father Brown by G. K. Chesterton.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Race, John Race

**First appearance:** 0002-the-incredulity-of-father-brown

## Who they are

A steady, practical investigator who lends Father Brown the worldly competence the little priest so conspicuously lacks in the field.

## Relationships

### [Father Brown](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_incredulity_of_father_brown_se/characters/father_brown)

_professional_

Father Brown works with John Adams Race, likely as a colleague or contact in solving a crime.

### [Father Brown](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_incredulity_of_father_brown_se/characters/father_brown)

_professional_

Father Brown works with John Adams Race, likely as a colleague or contact in solving a crime.

### [Father Brown](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_incredulity_of_father_brown_se/characters/father_brown)

_professional_

Father Brown works with John Adams Race, likely as a colleague or contact in solving a crime.

## In the story

### [The Resurrection of Father Brown](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_incredulity_of_father_brown_se/chapters/the-resurrection-of-father-brown)

A companion who witnesses the events and discusses the drugged wine and the staged death with Father Brown.

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