
The House Without a Key
Author: Earl Derr Biggers
Narrator: Oliver Thompson
Unabridged: 8 hr 58 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Brickell Avenue Publishing
Published: 02/13/2025
Categories: Fiction, Mystery & Detective

Author: Earl Derr Biggers
Narrator: Oliver Thompson
Unabridged: 8 hr 58 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Brickell Avenue Publishing
Published: 02/13/2025
Categories: Fiction, Mystery & Detective
Earl Derr Biggers (1884–1933) was born in Warren, Ohio. He graduated from Harvard University in 1907, and lived for many years in California. He wrote six novels featuring detective Charlie Chan, who became a staple of the movies. He died in Pasadena, California.
You can almost feel the gentle trade winds of Hawaii during the 1920s in this classic novel by Earl Derr Biggers. Romantic and full of atmosphere, this is a most enjoyable read that was our first introduction to Charlie Chan. Biggers was always a great romance writer who simply incorporated mystery......more
Charlie Chan was one of the most famous detectives in the world. He was a Chinese American detective that helped counter the racism in popular fiction. He was the first positive Chinese role model in America during a very racist time. Now he’s mostly seen as a collection of offensive stereotypes and......more
The House Without a Key, published in 1925, was the first of the Charlie Chan mysteries by Earl Derr Biggers. The six Charlie Chan novels were immensely successful but the movies based (loosely) on them were even more so - in fact there were no less than 40 Charlie Chan movies! The movies have been a......more