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THE HOUSE WITHOUT A KEY IBD

MARTINO FINE BOOKS
04 / 2021
9781684225422
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Sinopsis

2021 Reprint of the 1925 Edition. ááIn this first Charlie Chan mystery, a violent killing occurs in a beach house in Wikiki.áThe mosquito netting has been slashed.áOne of the richest men in Hawaii is discovered lying on his side, a knife through his heart, a lizard running up his chest, leaving a crimson trail on his pajamas.Set in 1920s Hawaii, the novel acquaints the reader with the look and feel of the islands from the standpoint of both white and non-white inhabitants, describing social class structures and customs of the era.'Young John Quincy Winterslip, a proper Bostonian, helps Charlie Chan, the noted Chinese detective, find out who murdered genial old Dan Winterslip after entering his Waikiki Beach home without a key.'--Novelist.'I would put Charlie Chan among the ten best fictional detectives.'áRex Stout

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