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Seven Keys to Baldpate: Classic Book Guide and Free Edition

Seven Keys to Baldpate: author and translator credits, catalogue synopsis, subjects and links to the Gutenberg reading formats.

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Seven Keys to Baldpate is catalogued by Project Gutenberg with author credits for Biggers, Earl Derr (1884–1933).

Catalogue synopsis

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"Seven Keys to Baldpate" by Earl Derr Biggers is a novel published in 1913. Writer Billy Magee seeks solitude at the remote Baldpate Inn to work on his next novel, expecting complete isolation. Instead, he discovers six other people possess keys to the supposedly empty inn. What follows draws him into a chaotic tangle of secrets involving bribery, violence, and gunfire. This bestselling mystery became a popular stage play and inspired numerous film, radio, and television adaptations over the decades.

Book and edition facts

  • Title: Seven Keys to Baldpate
  • Author credits: Biggers, Earl Derr (1884–1933)
  • Catalogue language: English

Catalogue subjects

  • Detective and mystery stories
  • Fiction

Gutenberg collections

  • Category: American Literature
  • Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery
  • Category: Humour
  • Category: Novels

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