New York: Dell, 1944. First Edition. . Mass Market Paperback. Very Good. Vintage Paperback, Dell Mapback 47: Honolulu Police Inspector Charlie Chan takes a vacation to California, then to Lake Tahoe, where he sees snow for the first time and, not for the first time, finds murder. First Printing, First Paperback Edition. Laminate on pictorial wrappers beginning to loosen around edges and at corners. Book shows minor corner bumping, reading creases, light crease lower front corner, creases on back cover. That said, wrappers are 99% whole, with no significant tears, other flaws to cover art or mapback. Text edges slightly faded, text lightly age-tanned, o/w clean, unmarked, complete. Binding tight and square. Collectable.

Synopsis

This novel is a murder mystery starring Charlie Chan, the Chinese detective from Honolulu. It is set on the shores of Lake Tahoe in the Sierra Nevada during early spring - for the first time Charlie Chan sees a snowy landscape! Charlie Chan is a house guest when Ellen Landini, a famous opera singer, is murdered. The suspects include her three former husbands, her present cast-off husband, her current intended and his sister, an ex-boyfriend and his jealous wife, and the first husband's loyal Chinese servant - all of whom were present in the house at the time.

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Bookseller: H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 005370
Title: KEEPER OF THE KEYS
Author: Biggers, Earl Derr
Format/Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition.
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Dell
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1944
Keywords: MYSTERY, FIRST EDITION, CHARLIE CHAN, LAKE TAHOE, CALIFORNIA, DETECTIVE, VINTAGE PAPERBACK,
Bookseller catalogs: Mystery; California; Crime;

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H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller, has been serving customers on the internet since 2003. We specialize in modern American and English fiction and in mystery and detective thrillers, as well as art and art history. We also have a growing selection of mid-to-late 19th century history and literature. Nearly all our modern and contemporary books are first editions or otherwise collectable.

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