The Black Camel (Charlie Chan Series #4)

by Earl Derr Biggers

Overview

"Death is the black camel that kneels unbidden at every gate." This is what Charlie Chan tells the guests of the unfortunate Shelah Fane, a glamorous Hollywood movie star who has been murdered while on location beach side in Honolulu. Here the detective confronts his most perplexing case of his long and illustrious career. Chan is aided by a mysterious fortune teller named Tarneverro the Great. It appears that Miss Fane had summoned Tarneverro to Honolulu as she strongly believes in his mystical powers. A number of bystanders do not have alibis in this case, and it takes every bit of Chan's considerable powers to untangle this intricate web of deception and murder.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780897335850
Publisher:	Chicago Review Press, Incorporated
Publication date:	05/01/2009
Series:	Charlie Chan Series , #4
Pages:	284
Sales rank:	287,999
Product dimensions:	5.20(w) x 7.90(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Earl Derr Biggers was born in Warren, Ohio in 1884. He graduated from Harvard University in 1907, and lived for many years in California. He wrote six novels featuring detective Charlie Chan, who became a staple of the movies. He died in Pasadena, CA in 1933.