# Tommy Hunter — The Secret of Father Brown character guide

> Tommy Hunter in The Secret of Father Brown by G. K. Chesterton.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Tommy, Tom, Tom Hunter, the impetuous Tommy Hunter, Hunter

**First appearance:** 0001-the-secret-of-father-brown

## Who they are

An impetuous young man whose restless energy and headlong loyalties make him both a liability and a puzzle wherever Father Brown's investigations lead.

## In the story

### [The Red Moon of Meru](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_secret_of_father_brown_se/chapters/the-red-moon-of-meru)

Skeptic who came specifically to expose the Master; revealed by Father Brown to be the actual thief of the ruby.

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