Brief Comparison Of Two Crimes: Cadfael Vs Father Brown

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Who are these two mysterious Detectives. First is the intelligent and quiet father Brown. The Second is worldly Brother Cadfael. Father Brown is a very intuitive detective who use confessions to solve his mysteries. While Brother Cadfael uses his worldly experiences to solve mysteries.
Father Brown is a short, stumpy Roman Catholic priest. Who wears plain clothes and large bland umbrella. He is not like the better-known detectives like Sherlock Holmes, Father Brown is more intuitive rather than the deductive. Father Brown explained in his method for catching criminals, he puts himself in the shoes of the murderer, he says “I had murdered them all myself... I'd planned out each of the crimes very carefully. I thought out exactly how I feel

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