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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 .

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.

Magee... Read Full Overview

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 to Baldpate" from Earl Derr Biggers. American novelist and playwright (1884 - 1933).

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

Seven Keys to Baldpate is a classic mystery novel written by Earl Derr Biggers. The story revolves around a writer named Billy Magee who accepts a bet to write a novel in 24 hours at the Baldpate Inn, a remote hotel in the mountains. However, when he arrives, he finds that he... Read Full Overview

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Seven Keys to Baldpate is one of Earl Derr Biggers most celebrated novels. In this mystery thriller, an author visits a summer mountain resort in winter, hoping to find sanctuary and a cozy place to write his next book. Unfortunately, visitors fill the hotel. Each has a dramatic... Read Full Overview

"Seven Keys to Baldpate" from Biggers Earl Derr. American novelist and playwright (1884-1933).

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