Earl Derr Biggers
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Chińska papuga – ebook
Earl Derr Biggers
Earl Derr Biggers (1884–1933), amerykański pisarz, zyskał uznanie jako autor powieści detektywistycznych. „Chińska papuga” należy do jednej z jego serii powieściowych, w której Biggers wykreował postać detektywa chińskiego pochodzenia Charliego Chana. Charakterystyczny styl pracy śledczego oraz metodyczne podejście do rozwiązywania zagadek kryminalnych zaskarbiły i detektywowi, i autorowi sympatię...Data dostępności:
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Dom bez klucza – ebook
Earl Derr Biggers
„Dom bez klucza” to pierwsza powieść E.D. Biggersa z cyklu o Charliem Chanie. Detektyw Chan musi rozwiązać zagadkę tajemniczego morderstwa Dana Winterslipa, niepokornego bostończyka mieszkającego na Hawajach. Tuż po jego śmierci na jaw wychodzą mroczne tajemnice z jego przeszłości, które rzucają złe światło na ród Winterslipów, będących ostoją bostońskiego konserwatyzmu. W rozwiązaniu zagadki Chanowi...Data dostępności:
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The Complete Charlie Chan Series – ebook
Earl Derr Biggers
Charlie Chen – the hero of the detective series, owned by the pen of the American writer Earl D. Biggers. Biggers wrote about two dozen action stories and plays, but he has been preserved in the memory of many generations of readers primarily as the creator of the image of this handsome inspector, the immense thickness of a Chinese living in Honolulu, where he now has to deal with purely Chinese dexterity....Data dostępności:
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Tells Ten Stories – ebook
Earl Derr Biggers
Contents of the collection: Moonlight at the crossroads Selling Miss Minerva The heart of the loaf Possessions The dollar chasers Idle hands The girl who paid dividends A letter to Australia Nina and the blemish Broadway Brocade. Earl Biggers was a master of stories that highlighted the madness of human nature, both good and bad. The reader wants to see the roots for disadvantages and feel guilty for...Data dostępności:
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Fifty Candles – ebook
Earl Derr Biggers
Just as in Biggers’ first Charlie Chan mystery, „The House Without a Key,” that romantic link between the Hawaii of a different era and the city of San Francisco is explored and holds the key to the mystery. Henry Drew has cheated young Winthrop out of a partnership in a Hunan mine. Other shady deeds abound in the past of this rich and outwardly respectable old man. Despite his antagonism to Drew,...Data dostępności:
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The Black Camel – ebook
Earl Derr Biggers
The death of Hollywood actress Shelah Fane in her Waikiki beach house brings Charlie Chan of the Honolulu police to seek the identity of the killer. The story behind her murder is linked with the three-year-old murder of another Hollywood actor and also connected with an enigmatic psychic named Tarneverro. Through the confusion of alibis, false clues, and bizarre characters, Chan moves with the utmost...Data dostępności:
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The Ebony Stick – ebook
Earl Derr Biggers
No sooner had Bob from the Silver Star ranch reached Italy than a telegram arrived asking for $1,000. A pretty woman was behind it, but that wasn’t all. This early work by Earl Derr Biggers was originally published in 1916. „The Ebony Stick” is one of Biggers shorter stories, published after his death. The son of Robert J. and Emma E. (Derr) Biggers, Earl Derr Biggers was born in Warren, Ohio, and...Data dostępności:
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The Chinese Parrot – ebook
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Earl Derr Biggers’ second Charlie Chan novel took the detective to the California desert where he uncovers the reason for the mysterious disappearance of a millionaire. Biggers was always a great romance writer who simply incorporated mystery into his books to propel the story forward. The story concerns a valuable string of pearls which is purchased by a wealthy and eccentric financier. Charlie Chan...Data dostępności:
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The House Without a Key – ebook
Earl Derr Biggers
Charlie Chan, the first Chinese detective in literature, is modeled after Chang Apana, a real-life police detective in Honolulu. A family originally from Boston, the Winterslips, has some members living in Hawaii. You can almost feel the gentle trade winds of Hawaii during the 1920s in this classic novel by Earl Derr Biggers. One of the wealthy Winterslips living in Hawaii is murdered. A younger member...Data dostępności:
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The Agony Column – ebook
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Geoffrey West falls in love at first sight with a girl in a hotel breakfasting with her father. They’re all Americans, but the scene is London on the eve of the Great War. Both Geoffrey and his ladylove Marian are reading the personals (The Agony Column) of the Daily Mail. Later that day he has an idea to place an ad to catch her attention, and vows to send her a letter each day for a week to win her...Data dostępności:
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