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Fifty Candles

by Earl Derr Biggers
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Earl Derr Biggers (1884-1933) is best remembered as the creator of Chinese detective Charlie Chan.Biggers had always been interested in mystery fiction, but his interest in Hawaii clearly stems from a 1919 vacation in Honolulu. While there, he read a newspaper article on a Chinese detective named Chang Apana. Apana would become the model for Charlie Chan in Biggers' 1925 novel, "The House Without a Key," and there quickly followed five more Charlie Chan novels. Fifty Candles — first published just two years after that 1919 vacation — shows how Hawaii, China, and murder had already begun to come together in Biggers' imagination. The story starts in a courthouse in Honolulu, moves to China, then to fog-shrouded San Francisco. Many of the elements used in the Charlie Chan series are present: Chinese characters (both sinister and sympathetic), the Honolulu legal system, a shrewd detective (in this case, the lawyer Mark Drew rather than a policemen), and a baffling murder complete with red herrings and plenty of suspects. This special edition includes John Betancourt's introduction from the 2001 paperback edition, plus a bonus short story, "The Way to the Island" — a long-lost Earl Derr Biggers tale!
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Publisher: Wildside Press LLC Edition: Expanded

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  • Release date: March 8, 2011

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  • ISBN: 9781434439703
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  • ISBN: 9781434439703
  • File size: 188 KB
  • Release date: March 8, 2011

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Earl Derr Biggers (1884-1933) is best remembered as the creator of Chinese detective Charlie Chan.Biggers had always been interested in mystery fiction, but his interest in Hawaii clearly stems from a 1919 vacation in Honolulu. While there, he read a newspaper article on a Chinese detective named Chang Apana. Apana would become the model for Charlie Chan in Biggers' 1925 novel, "The House Without a Key," and there quickly followed five more Charlie Chan novels. Fifty Candles — first published just two years after that 1919 vacation — shows how Hawaii, China, and murder had already begun to come together in Biggers' imagination. The story starts in a courthouse in Honolulu, moves to China, then to fog-shrouded San Francisco. Many of the elements used in the Charlie Chan series are present: Chinese characters (both sinister and sympathetic), the Honolulu legal system, a shrewd detective (in this case, the lawyer Mark Drew rather than a policemen), and a baffling murder complete with red herrings and plenty of suspects. This special edition includes John Betancourt's introduction from the 2001 paperback edition, plus a bonus short story, "The Way to the Island" — a long-lost Earl Derr Biggers tale!
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Fiction Mystery
  • Details

    Publisher:
    Wildside Press LLC
    Edition:
    Expanded

    Kindle Book
    Release date: March 8, 2011

    OverDrive Read
    ISBN: 9781434439703
    Release date: March 8, 2011

    EPUB ebook
    ISBN: 9781434439703
    File size: 188 KB
    Release date: March 8, 2011

    Open EPUB ebook
    ISBN: 9781434439703
    File size: 188 KB
    Release date: March 8, 2011

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  • Formats
    Kindle Book
    OverDrive Read
    EPUB ebook
    Open EPUB ebook
  • Languages
    English