The house without a key
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About This Book
The House Without a Key is the classic novel in which Charlie Chan makes his debut as Inspector of the Honolulu Police Department. Earl Derr Biggers brings Honolulu to life with deft descriptions of the landscape and of its hybrid ethnic communities. With the creation of Detective Chan, Biggers also shatters stereotypes and is ahead of his time in highlighting the positive aspects of Chinese-Hawaiian culture, just as his skillful rendering of San Francisco is noteworthy of its modernity and keen sense of place.
Chapters (49)
- THE HOUSE WITHOUT A KEY
- THE HOUSE WITHOUT A KEY
- CHAPTER I
- KONA WEATHER
- CHAPTER II
- THE HIGH HAT
- CHAPTER III
- MIDNIGHT ON RUSSIAN HILL.
- CHAPTER IV
- A FRIEND OF TIM'S
- CHAPTER V
- THE BLOOD OF THE WINTERSLIPS
- CHAPTER VI
- BEYOND THE BAMBOO CURTAIN
- CHAPTER VII
- ENTER CHARLIE CHAN
- CHAPTER VIII
- STEAMER DAY
- CHAPTER IX
- AT THE REEF AND PALM
- CHAPTER X
- A NEWSPAPER RIPPED IN ANGER
- CHAPTER XI
- THE TREE OF JEWELS
- CHAPTER XII
- TOM BRADE THE BLACKBIRDER
- CHAPTER XIII
- THE LUGGAGE IN ROOM NINETEEN
- CHAPTER XIV
- WHAT KAOHLA CARRIED
- CHAPTER XV
- THE MAN FROM INDIA
- CHAPTER XVI
- THE RETURN OF CAPTAIN COPE
- CHAPTER XVII
- NIGHT LIFE IN HONOLULU
- CHAPTER XVIII
- A CABLE FROM THE MAINLAND
- CHAPTER XIX
- "GOOD-BY, PETE!"
- CHAPTER XX
- THE STORY OF LAU HO
- CHAPTER XXI
- THE STONE WALLS CRUMBLE
- CHAPTER XXII
- THE LIGHT STREAMS THROUGH
- CHAPTER XXIII
- MOONLIGHT AT THE CROSSROADS
- THE END
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