The House Without a Key

I made the foolish mistake of delaying reading this because of memories of the silly Charlie Chan movies I had seen as a kid. This was fun from start to finish; the “wildness” of Hawaii versus the staid conservatism of the mainland, the multi-layered plot, multiple red herrings and Charlie Chan's amusing (if faintly racist) turns of speech, with the consequent underestimation of his sagacity. Manged the unusual feat of making an entertaining mystery and a fun story in one book. Recommended.