The Black Camel [a Charlie Chan Mystery]
by Biggers, Earl Derr
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good (Minus)
- Seller
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Chico, California, United States
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About This Item
Synopsis
This book is a murder mystery set in Honolulu. Shelah Fane, the Hollywood star, has come to Hawaii to finish the filming of her latest movie. When she is stabbed to death in her beach house, Charlie Chan is called in to investigate. His movie-struck children are thrilled. Other characters include Shelah's wealthy suitor, her young protegee, a Hollywood fortune-teller, a young man from the Tourist Bureau, a beachcomber and an assortment of actors.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Quercus Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005721
- Title
- The Black Camel [a Charlie Chan Mystery]
- Author
- Biggers, Earl Derr
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good (Minus)
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- The Bobbs-Merrill Company
- Place of Publication
- Indianapolis
- Date Published
- 1929
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Bookseller catalogs
- Modern Literature (Mysteries);
Terms of Sale
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