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Earl Derr Biggers was an American novelist best known for the detective Charlie Chan series and the novel Seven Keys to Baldpate .

One of the most thrilling plays ever this is a medley of mystery farce and intrigue an especially fine example of the American mystery play and one of the outstanding dramatic successes of modern times. A writer goes to a mountain inn to plot. He gets more than he bargained... Read Full Overview

Earl Derr Biggers (August 26, 1884 - April 5, 1933) was an American novelist and playwright.

He is remembered primarily for his novels, especially those featuring the fictional Chinese American detective Charlie Chan, from which popular films were made in the United... Read Full Overview

A writer retreats to a lonely mountain inn to pen his next novel, but his solitude is shattered by a revolving door of strangers, each with their own agenda. Secrets, keys, and a fortune are at stake, creating a tangled web of comedy and intrigue. Can the writer uncover the... Read Full Overview

In the middle of winter a young novelist William Magee travels to a summer tourist town seeking for solitude and inspiration for his greatest novel yet. He gets to the Baldpate Mountain resort, and even though the hotel is closed he makes an arrangement with the caretaker and... Read Full Overview

The famous author William Magee is in need of a place free from interruptions to write his next book, and so he heads to a summer mountain resort in the dead of winter in New York City. The Baldpate Inn happens to be closed for the season ... but it is certainly not deserted.

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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... Read Full Overview

Seven keys. Seven doors. Seven people desiring solitude in a deserted hotel high on a mountainside. Those are prime ingredients for a story packed with mystery, excitement, and action. Add a side dish of humor and the listening recipe is complete.

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The famous author William Magee is in need of a place free from interruptions to write his next book, and so he heads to a summer mountain resort in the dead of winter in New York City. The Baldpate Inn happens to be closed for the season ... but it is certainly not deserted.

Magee... Read Full Overview

"Seven Keys to Baldpate" by Earl Derr Biggers is a captivating mystery novel set in the desolate Baldpate Inn during the off-season. The story begins with Billy Magee, a writer seeking solitude to work on a serious novel, arriving at the inn with a key given to him by a friend... Read Full Overview

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This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

Baldpate Inn has a mystery and seven keys. The novelist has one. The other six fall into the hands of six apparent lunatics: 1. a hermit who flees from barbers and women has a key, 2. a peroxide blonde who "just loves" men has a key, 3. a college professor who has been laughed... Read Full Overview

"And so'll you be, most likely," responded the cynic, "if you interfere. No, siree Take my advice. Shoot old Asquewan's rapids in a barrel if you want to, but keep away from crying women." The heedless Billy Magee, however, was already moving across the unscrubbed floor with... Read Full Overview