Charlie Chan, Fall 6: Hüter des Schlüssels

Geschrieben von Earl Derr Biggers und Marc Freund

Erzählt von Bodo Wolf, Stefan Gossler, Arne Stephan und 10 weiteren

Charlie Chan folgt einer Einladung an den verschneiten Lake Tahoe. Ein Mann namens Dudley Ward hat dort zu einer seltsamen Gesellschaft gebeten. In seinem einsamen Haus am See finden sich unter anderem drei Männer ein, die mit ihm ein Schicksal teilen: Sie alle waren einst mit Ellen Landini verheiratet, einer berühmten Opernsängerin. Keiner der Gäste ist gut auf die Dame zu sprechen. Dann offenbart Ward den Clou des Abends: Ellen Landini taucht als Überraschungsgast auf. Damit ist Unheil vorprogrammiert. Und das lässt nicht lange auf sich warten.

• Sprache: Deutsch
• Herausgeber: Highscore Music
• Erscheinungsdatum: 13. Nov. 2020

Earl Derr Biggers

Earl Derr Biggers (1884-1933) was an American novelist and playwright. Born in Ohio, Biggers went on to graduate from Harvard University, where he was a member of The Harvard Lampoon, a humor publication for undergraduates. Following a brief career as a journalist, most significantly for Cleveland-based newspaper The Plain Dealer, Biggers turned to fiction, writing novels and plays for a popular audience. Many of his works have been adapted into film and theater productions, including the novel Seven Keys to Baldpate (1913), which was made into a Broadway stage play the same year it was published. Towards the end of his career, he produced a highly popular series of novels centered on Honolulu police detective Charlie Chan. Beginning with The House Without a Key (1925), Biggers intended his character as an alternative to Yellow Peril stereotypes prominent in the early twentieth century. His series of Charlie Chan novels inspired dozens of films in the United States and China, and has been recognized as an imperfect attempt to use popular media to depict Chinese Americans in a positive light.