The house without a key: Classic Book Guide and Free Edition
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The house without a key is catalogued by Project Gutenberg with author credits for Biggers, Earl Derr (1884–1933).
Catalogue synopsis
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"The House Without a Key" by Earl Derr Biggers is a novel published in 1925. This first Charlie Chan mystery unfolds in 1920s Hawaiʻi, where a Boston bond trader arrives to retrieve his vacationing aunt but becomes entangled in a murder investigation. The victim, a former Boston society member, has been killed under mysterious circumstances. As the straitlaced young Bostonian assists Detective Charlie Chan, he discovers the islands' enchanting culture, encounters unexpected romance, and finds himself questioning his carefully planned future back East.
Book and edition facts
- Title: The house without a key
- Author credits: Biggers, Earl Derr (1884–1933)
- Catalogue language: English
Catalogue subjects
- Chan, Charlie (Fictitious character) -- Fiction
- Detective and mystery stories
- Honolulu (Hawaii) -- Fiction
- Police -- Hawaii -- Honolulu -- Fiction
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- Category: American Literature
- Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery
- Category: Novels
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