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The house without a key(Charlie Chan series #1)
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The house without a key(Charlie Chan series #1) Paperback - 2017

by Earl Derr Biggers


From the publisher

The novel, which takes place in 1920s Hawai, spends time acquainting the reader with the look and feel of the islands of that era from the standpoint of both white and non-white inhabitants, and describes social class structures and customs which have largely vanished in the 21st century. The novel deals with the murder of a former member of Boston society who has lived in Hawai for a number of years. The main character is the victim's nephew, a straitlaced young Bostonian bond trader, who came to the islands to try to convince his aunt Minerva, whose vacation has extended many months, to return to Boston. The nephew, John Quincy Winterslip, soon falls under the spell of the islands himself, meets an attractive young woman, breaks his engagement to his straitlaced Bostonian fiancee Agatha, and decides after the murder is solved to move to San Francisco. In the interval, he is introduced to many levels of Hawaiian society and is of some assistance to Detective Charlie Chan in solving the mystery.

First Edition Identification

First published in 1925 by Bobbs-Merrill in Indianapolis, First Editions, First Printings are without the bow & arrow on copyright page.

Details

  • Title The house without a key(Charlie Chan series #1)
  • Author Earl Derr Biggers
  • Binding Paperback
  • Pages 210
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
  • Date 2017-02
  • ISBN 9781543267020 / 1543267025
  • Weight 0.63 lbs (0.29 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.02 x 5.98 x 0.44 in (22.91 x 15.19 x 1.12 cm)