EARL DERR BIGGERS Ultimate Collection: 20+ Mystery Novels, Detective Tales & Short Stories, Including the Charlie Chan Series (Illustrated)
Enriched edition. Captivating Mystery Collection: Intriguing Tales & CharactersBy Earl Derr Biggers
Length99h 25m
About this audiobook
Earl Derr Biggers' "Ultimate Collection" gathers over twenty of his most compelling mystery novels, detective tales, and short stories, prominently featuring the beloved Charlie Chan series. Biggers' literary style merges light-hearted wit with taut narrative, paving the way for the modern mystery genre. These works not only introduce readers to a captivating detective, rooted in multicultural perspectives, but also provide social commentary reflective of early 20th century America. The collection is richly illustrated, enhancing the reader's experience and inviting them to immerse themselves in the era's vibrant cultural tapestry. Biggers, an American novelist and playwright, was influenced by his Asian travels and the rise of popular detective fiction. His creation of Charlie Chan was a pioneering endeavor at a time when Asian characters were often depicted in one-dimensional roles, showcasing Biggers' commitment to a more nuanced portrayal. The socio-political dynamics of his time undeniably shaped his writing, enabling readers to appreciate the complexities of human nature alongside thrilling narrative arcs. This collection is highly recommended for fans of the mystery genre and those interested in early representations of Asian characters in literature. Biggers crafts intricate plots that will keep readers guessing until the last page. Immerse yourself in this ultimate collection and discover the timeless allure of well-crafted detective fiction.
In this enriched edition, we have carefully created added value for your reading experience:
- A comprehensive Introduction outlines these selected works' unifying features, themes, or stylistic evolutions.
- A Historical Context section situates the works in their broader era—social currents, cultural trends, and key events that underpin their creation.
- A concise Synopsis (Selection) offers an accessible overview of the included texts, helping readers navigate plotlines and main ideas without revealing critical twists.
- A unified Analysis examines recurring motifs and stylistic hallmarks across the collection, tying the stories together while spotlighting the different work's strengths.
- Reflection questions inspire deeper contemplation of the author's overarching message, inviting readers to draw connections among different texts and relate them to modern contexts.
- Lastly, our hand‐picked Memorable Quotes distill pivotal lines and turning points, serving as touchstones for the collection's central themes.
Audiobook details
GenreMystery and Thriller
Length99 hrs 25 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateJan 16, 2024
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
119Chapter I. Snow on the Mountains
2Introduction
120Chapter II. Dinner at Pineview
3Historical Context
121Chapter III. The Fallen Flower
4Synopsis (Selection)
122Chapter IV. Upward No Road
5Chapter I. Kona Weather
123Chapter V. Downward No Door
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6Chapter II. The High Hat
124Chapter VI. Three O’Clock in the Morning
7Chapter III. Midnight on Russian Hill
125Chapter VII. The Blind Man’s Eyes
8Chapter IV. A Friend of Tim's
126Chapter VIII. The Streets of Reno
9Chapter V. The Blood of the Winterslips
127Chapter IX. Trouble Takes Wing
10Chapter VI. Beyond the Bamboo Curtain
128Chapter X. Romano’s Lucky Break
11Chapter VII. Enter Charlie Chan
129Chapter XI. A Balcony in Stresa
12Chapter VIII. Steamer Day
130Chapter XII. So You’re Going to Truckee?
13Chapter IX. At the Reef and Palm
131Chapter XIII. Footsteps in the Dark
14Chapter X. A Newspaper Ripped in Anger
132Chapter XIV. Thought is a Lady
15Chapter XI. The Tree of Jewels
133Chapter XV. Another Man’s Earth
16Chapter XII. Tom Brade the Blackbirder
134Chapter XVI. That Boy Ah Sing
17Chapter XIII. The Luggage in Room Nineteen
135Chapter XVII. The Net Closes In
18Chapter XIV. What Kaohla Carried
136Chapter XVIII. Rankin Drops a Bomb
19Chapter XV. The Man From India
137Chapter XIX. Chan Climbs a Ladder
20Chapter XVI. The Return of Captain Cope
138Chapter XX. After the Typhoon
21Chapter XVII. Night Life in Honolulu
139Other Novels
22Chapter XVIII. A Cable From the Mainland
140Chapter I. "Weep No More, My Lady"
23Chapter XIX. "Good-By, Pete!"
141Chapter II. Enter a Lovelorn Haberdasher
24Chapter XX. The Story of Lau Ho
142Chapter III. Blondes and Suffragettes
25Chapter XXI. The Stone Walls Crumble
143Chapter IV. A Professional Hermit Appears
26Chapter XXII. The Light Streams Through
144Chapter V. The Mayor Casts a Shadow Before
27Chapter XXIII. Moonlight at the Crossroads
145Chapter VI. Ghosts of the Summer Crowd
28Chapter I. The Phillimore Pearls
146Chapter VII. The Mayor Begins a Vigil
29Chapter II. The Detective From Hawaii
147Chapter VIII. Mr. Max Tells a Tale of Suspicion
30Chapter III. At Chan Kee Lim's
148Chapter IX. Melodrama in the Snow
31Chapter IV. The Oasis Special
149Chapter X. The Cold Gray Dawn
32Chapter V. Madden's Ranch
150Chapter XI. A Falsehood Under the Palms
33Chapter VI. Tony's Happy New Year
151Chapter XII. Woe in Number Seven
34Chapter VII. The Postman Sets Out
152Chapter XIII. The Exquisite Mr. Hayden
35Chapter VIII. A Friendly Little Game
153Chapter XIV. The Sign of the Open Window
36Chapter IX. A Ride in the Dark
154Chapter XV. Table Talk
37Chapter X. Bliss of the Homicide Squad
155Chapter XVI. A Man from the Dark
38Chapter XI. Thorn Goes on a Mission
156Chapter XVII. The Professor Sums Up
39Chapter XII. The Trolley on the Desert
157Chapter XVIII. A Red Card
40Chapter XIII. What Mr. Cherry Saw
158Chapter XIX. Exeunt Omnes, as Shakespeare Has It
41Chapter XIV. The Third Man
159Chapter XX. The Admiral's Game
42Chapter XV. Will Holley's Theory
160Chapter XXI. The Mayor is Welcomed Home
43Chapter XVI. "The Movies are in Town"
161Chapter XXII. The Usual Thing
44Chapter XVII. In Madden's Footsteps
162Chapter 1. A Sporting Proposition
45Chapter XVIII. The Barstow Train
163Chapter 2. An Evening in the River
46Chapter XIX. The Voice on the Air
164Chapter 3. Journeys End In—Taxi Bills
47Chapter XX. Petticoat Mine
165Chapter 4. Mr. Trimmer Limbers Up
48Chapter XXI. End of the Postman's Journey
166Chapter 5. Mr. Trimmer Throws His Bomb
49Chapter XXII. The Road to Eldorado
167Chapter 6. Ten Minutes of Agony
50Chapter I. The Man from Scotland Yard
168Chapter 7. Chain Lightning’s Collar
51Chapter II. What Happened to Eve Durand?
169Chapter 8. After The Trained Seals
52Chapter III. The Bungalow in the Sky
170Chapter 9. “Wanted: Board And Room”
53Chapter IV. The Reckoning of Heaven
171Chapter 10. Two Birds of Passage
54Chapter V. The Voice in the Next Room
172Chapter 11. Tears From the Gaiety
55Chapter VI. The Guest Detective
173Chapter 12. Exit a Lady, Laughingly
56Chapter VII. Muddy Water
174Chapter 13. And on the Ships at Sea
57Chapter VIII. Willie Li's Good Turn
175Chapter 14. Jersey City Interferes
58Chapter IX. The Port of Missing Women
176Chapter 15. A Bit of a Blow
59Chapter X. The Letter from London
177Chapter 16. Who’s Who in England
60Chapter XI. The Muddy Water Clears
178Chapter 17. The Shortest Way Home
61Chapter XII. A Misty Evening
179Chapter 18. A Rotten Bad Fit
62Chapter XIII. Old Friends Meet Again
180Chapter 19. Mr. Minot Goes Through Fire
63Chapter XIV. Dinner for Two
181Chapter 20. “Please Kill”
64Chapter XV. The Discreet Mr. Cuttle
182Chapter 21. High Words at High Noon
65Chapter XVI. Long Life and Happiness
183Chapter 22. “Well, Hardly Ever”
66Chapter XVII. The Woman from Peshawar
184Chapter I. Jane Gerson, Buyer
67Chapter XVIII. Flannery's Big Scene
185Chapter II. From the Wilhelmstrasse
68Chapter XIX. A Vigil in the Dark
186Chapter III. Billy Capper at Play
69Chapter XX. The Truth Arrives
187Chapter IV. 32 Queen's Terrace
70Chapter XXI. What Happened to Eve Durand
188Chapter V. A Ferret
71Chapter XXII. Hawaii Bound
189Chapter VI. A Fugitive
72Chapter I. Morning at the Crossroads
190Chapter VII. The Hotel Splendide
73Chapter II. The House on the Beach
191Chapter VIII. Chaff of War
74Chapter III. Flowers for Shelah Fane
192Chapter IX. Room D
75Chapter IV. The Camel at the Gate
193Chapter X. A Visit to a Lady
76Chapter V. The Man in the Overcoat
194Chapter XI. A Spy in the Signal Tower
77Chapter VI. Fireworks in the Rain
195Chapter XII. Her Country's Example
78Chapter VII. The Alibi of the Watch
196Chapter XIII. Enter, a Cigarette
79Chapter VIII. The Beach-Comber's Shoes
197Chapter XIV. The Captain Comes to Tea
80Chapter IX. Eighteen Important Minutes
198Chapter XV. The Third Degree
81Chapter X. "Shelah from Denny"
199Chapter XVI. The Pendulum of Fate
82Chapter XI. Midnight in Honolulu
200Chapter XVII. Three-Thirty A. M.
83Chapter XII. Nobody's Fool
201Chapter XVIII. The Trap Is Sprung
84Chapter XIII. Breakfast with the Chans
202Chapter XIX. At the Quay
85Chapter XIV. The Pavilion Window
203Chapter I
86Chapter XV. "Two Juices of the Orange"
204Chapter II
87Chapter XVI. A Word of Warning
205Chapter III
88Chapter XVII. How Denny Mayo Died
206Chapter IV
89Chapter XVIII. The Bell-Man's Story
207Chapter V
90Chapter XIX. Tarneverro's Helping Hand
208Chapter VI
91Chapter XX. One Corner of the Veil
209Chapter VII
92Chapter XXI. The King of Mystery
210Chapter VIII
93Chapter XXII. What the Beach-Comber Heard
211Chapter IX
94Chapter XXIII. The Fateful Chair
212Chapter I
95Chapter XXIV. The Veil is Lifted
213Chapter II
96Chapter I. Rain in Piccadilly
214Chapter III
97Chapter II. Fog at Broome’s Hotel
215Chapter IV
98Chapter III. The Man With a Weak Heart
216Chapter V
99Chapter IV. Duff Overlooks a Clue
217Chapter VI
100Chapter V. Luncheon at the Monico
218Chapter VII
101Chapter VI. Ten-Forty-Five From Victoria
219Chapter VIII
102Chapter VII. An Admirer of Scotland Yard
220The Ebony Stick
103Chapter VIII. Fog on the Riviera
221Earl Derr Biggers Tells Ten Stories
104Chapter IX. Dusk at San Remo
222Moonlight at the Crossroads
105Chapter X. The Deafness of Mr. Drake
223Selling Miss Minerva
106Chapter XI. The Genoa Express
224The Heart of the Loaf
107Chapter XII. The Jeweler in Chowwringhee Road
225Possessions
108Chapter XIII. A Knock at Charlie’s Door
226The Dollar Chasers (pt. 1)
109Chapter XIV. Dinner on Punchbowl Hill
227The Dollar Chasers (pt. 2)
110Chapter XV. Bound East From Honolulu
228Idle Hands
111Chapter XVI. The Malacca Stick
229The Girl Who Paid Dividends
112Chapter XVII. The Great Eastern Label
230A Letter to Australia
113Chapter XVIII. Maxy Minchin’s Party
231Nina and the Blemish
114Chapter XIX. The Fruitful Tree
232Broadway Broke
115Chapter XX. Miss Pamela Makes a List
233Analysis
116Chapter XXI. The Promenade Des Anglais
234Reflection
117Chapter XXII. Time to Fish
235Memorable Quotes
118Chapter XXIII. Time to Dry the Nets
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