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The House Without a Key
Chapters (24)
- Dedication 0:00
- I: Kona Weather 0:05
- II: The High Hat 32:06
- III: Midnight on Russian Hill 44:45
- IV: A Friend of Tim’s 1:13:32
- V: The Blood of the Winterslips 1:34:48
- VI: Beyond the Bamboo Curtain 1:52:48
- VII: Enter Charlie Chan 2:07:00
- VIII: Steamer Day 2:33:07
- IX: At the Reef and Palm 2:55:40
- X: A Newspaper Ripped in Anger 3:20:01
- XI: The Tree of Jewels 3:43:59
- XII: Tom Brade the Blackbirder 4:16:04
- XIII: The Luggage in Room Nineteen 4:37:42
- XIV: What Kaohla Carried 5:00:18
- XV: The Man from India 5:25:28
- XVI: The Return of Captain Cope 5:58:23
- XVII: Night Life in Honolulu 6:25:15
- XVIII: A Cable from the Mainland 6:44:42
- IX: “Goodbye, Pete!” 7:10:17
- XX: The Story of Lau Ho 7:44:58
- XXI: The Stone Walls Crumble 8:08:23
- XXII: The Light Streams Through 8:36:13
- XXIII: Moonlight at the Crossroads 9:07:53
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Published in 1925, The House Without a Key introduces the kindly detective Charlie Chan, conceived by Earl Derr Biggers as a counter to the “Yellow Peril” stereotypes common in the era’s society.
John Quincy Winterslip, having been sent by his family to convince his aunt to return to Boston, arrives in Honolulu to find that a rich family member with a shady past has been murdered. Detective Charlie Chan of the Honolulu Police Department recruits John to aid in the investigation. As he works to uncover the murderer, John learns about Chinese culture—and true love.