Fifty Candles

This early work by Earl Derr Biggers was originally published in 1921 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. "Fifty Candles" is one of Biggers shorter stories, a murder mystery in San Francisco where the only clue is a birthday cake with 50 candles. Earl Derr Biggers was born on 26th August 1884 in Warren, Ohio, USA. Biggers received his further education at Harvard University, where he developed a reputation as a literary rebel, preferring the popular moder...