The Charlie Chan Omnibus

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 valua [...]
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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.