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Seven Keys to Baldpate (Hardcover)
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Seven Keys to Baldpate (Hardcover)
Series: Mint Editions
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Loot Price R378
Discovery Miles 3 780
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Seven Keys to Baldpate (1913) is a mystery novel by Earl Derr
Biggers. Although he is widely known as the author of a bestselling
series of novels featuring Chinese American detective Charlie Chan,
Biggers worked for years as a struggling mystery writer with
moderate success. Seven Keys to Baldpate is one of his most
acclaimed works of fiction from that period in his career, due in
no small part to George M. Cohan's celebrated stage adaptation of
the same year. Cohan's version has since served as source material
for at least seven feature length films. "'Yes, it's a little more
lively in summer, when that's open," answered the agent; 'we get a
lot of complaints about trunks not coming, from pretty swell
people, too. It sort of cheers things.' His eye roamed with
interest over Mr. Magee's New York attire. 'But Baldpate Inn is
shut up tight now. This is nothing but an annex to a graveyard in
winter. You wasn't thinking of stopping off here, was you?'" When
William Magee arrives at Baldpate Mountain from his native New York
City, he discovers that the hotel where he will be staying is
virtually closed for the winter. Despite this setback, Magee
manages to secure a key to the Baldpate Inn. There, he begins to
work on what he hopes will become his first serious novel, his big
break after years as a pulp fiction writer. Soon, other guests
begin to arrive, each of them harboring a dangerous secret. With a
beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript,
this edition of Earl Derr Biggers' Seven Keys to Baldpate is a
classic of American mystery fiction reimagined for modern readers.
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