A murder mystery is set in 1920's Honolulu, Hawaii, House Without a Key is the first novel by author Earl Derr Biggers to feature Charlie Chan. - AsNotedIn
| Y/M/D | Association | Description | Place | Locale | Food | Event | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1919/00/00 | Earl Derr Biggers | Vacation | Earl Derr Biggers is inspired to write the "House Without a Key" while staying in a cottage at Gray's-By-the Sea (razed) at Grays beach. | Halekulani | Honolulu | ||
| 1924/00/00 | Earl Derr Biggers | Author | In an obscure corner of an inside page, I found ... Chinese, being too fond of opium, had been arrested by Sergeants Chang Apana and Lee Fook, of the Honolulu Police. - EDB, paging through a Hawaiian newspaper in the Reading Room of the NY Public Library | New York Public Library | New York City | ||
| 1924/00/00 | Earl Derr Biggers | Author | In an obscure corner of an inside page, I found ... Chinese, being too fond of opium, had been arrested by Sergeants Chang Apana and Lee Fook, of the Honolulu Police. - EDB, paging through a Hawaiian newspaper in the Reading Room of the NY Public Library | Chinatown Historic District, Honolulu | Honolulu | ||
| 1925/01/24 | Earl Derr Biggers | Author | 'The Saturday Evening Post' begins syndication of Derr Biggers' "The House Without a Key". | Opening of Tourism in Hawaii | |||
| 1925/01/24 | The Saturday Evening Post | Publisher | 'The Saturday Evening Post' begins syndication of Derr Biggers' "The House Without a Key". | Opening of Tourism in Hawaii | |||
| 1928/00/00 | Earl Derr Biggers | Author | Detective Chang Apana meets Earl Derr Biggers at the newly opened Royal Hawaiian Hotel. | Royal Hawaiian Hotel | Honolulu |
| Particulars for House Without a Key (book): | |||
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| Art Type | Book | a written or printed work consisting of pages glued or sewn together along one side and bound in covers. | |
| Cultural Affiliation | Chinese American | ||
| Crime | Crime | ||
| Narrative Arts | Detective | a person, especially a police officer, whose occupation is to investigate and solve crimes. | |
| Narrative Arts | Fiction | prose literature, especially short stories and novels, that describes imaginary events and people | |
| Narrative Arts | Murder | the unlawful premeditated killing of one human being by another | |
| Narrative Arts | Mystery | something not understood or beyond understanding | |
| Narrative Arts | Narrative | an account of connected events | |
| Art Type | Novel | long form fiction narrative that is at least 40,000 words in length | |
| Narrative Arts | Prose | ordinary written language | |
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| Original Language: | English | ||
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