House Without a Key

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<p>Published in 1925, <i>The House Without a Key</i> introduces the kindly detective <a href="https://standardebooks.org/collections/charlie-chan">Charlie Chan</a>, conceived by <a href="https://standardebooks.org/ebooks/earl-derr-biggers">Earl Derr Biggers</a> as a counter to the “Yellow Peril” stereotypes common in the era’s society.</p> <p>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.</p>

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