The House Without a Key.

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Creator

Earl Derr Biggers

Title

The House Without a Key.

Coverage

Indianapolis:

Publisher

The Bobbs-Merrill Company Publishers

Date

1925

Description

This is the first of six novels that featured the popular Chinese detective Charlie Chan. Biggers based his character on detective Chang Apana, a Chinese-Hawaiian member of the Honolulu Police Department. Biggers waited until page 76 to introduce Chan, who was quickly picked up by Hollywood (and in China) in a series of popular films. A Haycraft-Queen selection.

Source

From the Collection of Jeffrey Johnson