The Innocence of Father Brown · Character
Simeon Barnes
A blacksmith who may have witnessed a crime.
minor
Also known as Barnes, Simeon the smith, Simeon
First appearance: The Hammer of God
Simeon Barnes shows up with force in The Hammer of God. The page is where that presence becomes real.
The blacksmith, a Puritan, who provides an alibi and insists the blow was divine, not human.
Simeon Barnes first appears in 0010 the hammer of god.
In The Hammer of God: The blacksmith, a Puritan, who provides an alibi and insists the blow was divine, not human.
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Character groups
- Witnesses to a crime
- Protagonist
- Diverse murder and theft suspects
- Philanthropist death investigation
- Italian family crime
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