The house without a keyEarl Derr Biggers
The house without a key
by OpenStories
Original author: Earl Derr Biggers
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"The House Without a Key" by Earl Derr Biggers is a novel published in 1925. This first Charlie Chan mystery unfolds in 1920s Hawaiʻi, where a Boston bond trader arrives to retrieve his vacationing aunt but becomes entangled in a murder investigation. The victim, a former Boston society member, has been killed under mysterious circumstances. As the straitlaced young Bostonian assists Detective Charlie Chan, he discovers the islands' enchanting culture, encounters unexpected romance, and finds himself questioning his carefully planned future back East.
The house without a key, by Earl Derr Biggers. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #73771.
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23 Chapters
- 1.Chapter I: Kona Weather4,495 words
- 2.Chapter II: The High Hat1,774 words
- 3.Chapter III: Midnight on Russian Hill4,050 words
- 4.Chapter IV: A Friend of Tim's2,996 words
- 5.Chapter V: The Blood of the Winterslips2,600 words
- 6.Chapter VI: Beyond the Bamboo Curtain2,105 words
- 7.Chapter VII: Enter Charlie Chan3,620 words
- 8.Chapter VIII: Steamer Day3,157 words
- 9.Chapter IX: At the Reef and Palm3,348 words
- 10.Chapter X: A Newspaper Ripped in Anger3,326 words
- 11.Chapter XI: The Tree of Jewels4,641 words
- 12.Chapter XII: Tom Brade the Blackbirder3,077 words
- 13.Chapter XIII: The Luggage in Room Nineteen3,255 words
- 14.Chapter XIV: What Kaohla Carried3,529 words
- 15.Chapter XV: The Man From India4,709 words
- 16.Chapter XVI: The Return of Captain Cope3,647 words
- 17.Chapter XVII: Night Life in Honolulu2,713 words
- 18.Chapter XVIII: A Cable From the Mainland3,684 words
- 19.Chapter XIX: "good-By, Pete!"5,080 words
- 20.Chapter XX: The Story of Lau Ho3,193 words
- 21.Chapter XXI: The Stone Walls Crumble4,003 words
- 22.Chapter XXII: The Light Streams Through4,785 words
- 23.Chapter XXIII: Moonlight at the Crossroads1,576 words