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Published in 1925, The House Without a Key introduces the kindly detective Charlie Chan, conceived by Earl Derr Biggers as a counter to the "Yellow Peril" stereotypes common in the era's society.
1st book of the Charlie Chan series
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Upon ariving in Honolulu, a member of a prominent Boston family is asked to aid in the investigation of his relative's murder.
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Published in 1925, The House Without a Key introduces the kindly detective Charlie Chan, conceived by Earl Derr Biggers as a counter to the "Yellow Peril" stereotypes common in the era's society.
I: Kona Weather
II: The High Hat
III: Midnight on Russian Hill
IV: A Friend of Tim's
V: The Blood of the Winterslips
VI: Beyond the Bamboo Curtain
VII: Enter Charlie Chan
VIII: Steamer Day
IX: At the Reef and Palm
X: A Newspaper Ripped in Anger
XI: The Tree of Jewels
XII: Tom Brade the Blackbirder
XIII: The Luggage in Room Nineteen
XIV: What Kaohla Carried
XV: The Man from India
XVI: The Return of Captain Cope
XVII: Night Life in Honolulu
XVIII: A Cable from the Mainland
IX: "Goodbye, Pete!"
XX: The Story of Lau Ho
XXI: The Stone Walls Crumble
XXII: The Light Streams Through
XXIII: Moonlight at the Crossroads