Chicago, IL: Academy Chicago Publishers. As New. 2008. Trade Paperback. No spine crease.. 286 pages. A Charlie Chan Mystery, No. 1. In The House Without a Key we are introduced to Chan, a corpulent father of nine, as he uses all his considerable faculties to solve the mystifying case of a murdered father and a missing jewel box.When John Winterslip is sent to Hawaii to retrieve his elderly Aunt Minerva, he fully expects to return home quickly. His Boston Brahmin roots, his successful investment business, and his family-approved fiancée are all luring him back home. Shortly after his arrival in Honolulu, however, his uncle, who was reputed to have consorted with pirates, is murdered. Detective Charlie Chan takes up the case. .

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The House Without a Key is a novel that was written in 1925 by Earl Derr Biggers. It is the first of the Charlie Chan mysteries written by Biggers. The novel, which takes place in 1920s Hawai'i, 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.

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Bookseller: Storbeck's (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 609472
Title: House Without a Key
Author: Biggers, Earl Derr
Format/Binding: Trade Paperback
Book Condition: New As New
Binding: Paperback
ISBN 10: 0897335791
ISBN 13: 9780897335799
Publisher: Academy Chicago Publishers
Place of Publication: Chicago, IL
Date Published: 2008
Keywords: FICTION, MYSTERY DETECTIVE
Bookseller catalogs: Fiction / Mystery/Detective;

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