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  • By: Earl Derr Biggers
  • Narrated by: Kris Dyer
  • Length: 10 hrs and 40 mins
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The first book in Earl Derr Biggers' hugely successful Charlie Chan series.

In this first novel, Chan comes to the aid of an aristocratic Boston family who find themselves in dire straits over what has befallen Dan Winterslip, the black sheep of the family, who lives in a mansion on Waikiki Beach - the house without a key.

The troubles begin when a young nephew is dispatched by the family in Boston to retrieve a wayward aunt who has overstayed her welcome in Dan Winterslip's house.

Biggers brings Honolulu to life with his deft descriptions of the landscape and its hybrid ethnic communities. And with the creation of Inspector Chan, Biggers also shatters stereotypes and is ahead of his time in highlighting the positive aspects of Chinese Hawaiian culture.
Public Domain (P)2021 SNR Audio
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The First in the Charlie Chan Series

Earl Derr Biggers' Charlie Chan series is a lesser-known but fantastic series of detective novels written in the 1920s. This is a great introduction to the detective in question, set in Hawaii, and rattles along as a great mystery. Well performed, too.

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