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'He was very fat indeed, yet he walked with the light dainty step of a woman. His cheeks were as chubby as a baby's, his skin ivory tinted, his black hair close-cropped, his amber eyes slanting.' A family secret leads to murder in a house without locks... Someone is prepared to kill to procure a valuable set of pearls, and a parrot fluent in Chinese knows too much... A Scotland Yard Inspector is about to close his final case, but someone is prepared to kill to keep the mystery unsolved... Three very different crimes, with one thing in common... He's Honolulu's greatest detective prepare to savour the wisdom of Charlie Chan. From Hawaii to San Francisco, no crime is too baffling, no clue too insignificant for Charlie. Long out of print, Charlie Chan's first three cases, 'The House Without a Key', 'The Chinese Parrot', and 'Behind That Curtain', have been collected in one volume for your entertainment and bafflement.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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A throughly entertaining read. The three stories more or less follow on from each other, allowing the character of Charlie Chan to grow.
He isn't like anything from the old black and White films, thankfully!
Highly recommended.
He isn't like anything from the old black and White films, thankfully!
Highly recommended.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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having seen a number of the films over the years, I thought I was totally familiar with the character and nuances of the period as seen in the Warner Oland series. However this compilation of the first three novels threw that misconception out of the window.
Here we have a series which could be described a s little more than a social anthropology of the times and place that was the United staes in the 1920's. The inital expectation of a murder (there are a few)and an ingenious solution (there is) led me to believe this compilation was little more than a fanciful tale. However Chan seniour does not appear for the first 120 pages...the attitude expressed by the "Upper Classes" are challenging to say the least, at times you would want to throttle the characters if they were alongside you. yet, Biggers (the author) sucks you in so well that once the first tale has been satisfactorilly completed, you are thristing for more!! Given that the sequels are essentially following on direct from the first, then you get the impression of living a period of three months or so with Charlie and taking an interest not only ion the cases but also the gender of his imminent child...who said detective fictioon wasn't family orientated.
Given that the individual novels are about the same cost as this compilation, I would suggest that you grab this wholeheartedly - try to forgive the attitudes and accept that no matter what, our hero will not only solve the case, but outshine the local occidental plods...
Here we have a series which could be described a s little more than a social anthropology of the times and place that was the United staes in the 1920's. The inital expectation of a murder (there are a few)and an ingenious solution (there is) led me to believe this compilation was little more than a fanciful tale. However Chan seniour does not appear for the first 120 pages...the attitude expressed by the "Upper Classes" are challenging to say the least, at times you would want to throttle the characters if they were alongside you. yet, Biggers (the author) sucks you in so well that once the first tale has been satisfactorilly completed, you are thristing for more!! Given that the sequels are essentially following on direct from the first, then you get the impression of living a period of three months or so with Charlie and taking an interest not only ion the cases but also the gender of his imminent child...who said detective fictioon wasn't family orientated.
Given that the individual novels are about the same cost as this compilation, I would suggest that you grab this wholeheartedly - try to forgive the attitudes and accept that no matter what, our hero will not only solve the case, but outshine the local occidental plods...
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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The book is well written, although perhaps a trifle slow and long winded in places. However, there are many intriguing twists and turns in each of the tales which will keep you guessing to the end! To appreciate the quality of this writing, you need to be completely ignorant of the Charlie Chan portrayed by the film-makers, or be able to put that concept on the shelf for the duration as the original bears absolutely no resemblance to the 'copy'!
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As a fan of the films from childhood I had some preconceptions about Chan but after reading these stories they were shown to be misconceptions. Read more
Published 10 months ago by The Collector
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The Book is really well written,and forget the films of charlie chan smei comedy ,the books are not they are serious Mystery/Murder
Published on 28 Mar 2009 by P. Dawson
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