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The House Without a Key (Version 2)

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(4,289 Sterne; 19 Bewertungen)

In this murder mystery, the main character is the victim’s nephew, a straitlaced young Bostonian bond trader, who came to the islands to try to convince his aunt Minerva, whose vacation has extended many months, to return to Boston and is entangled with the murder of a former member of Boston society who has lived in Hawaiʻi for several years. The nephew, John Quincy Winterslip, soon falls under the spell of the islands himself, meets an attractive young woman, breaks his engagement to his straitlaced Bostonian fiancee Agatha, and decides after the murder is solved to move to San Francisco. In the interval, he is introduced to many levels of Hawaiian society and is of some assistance to Detective Charlie Chan in solving the mystery. Summary by the reader
This book was originally read for Legamus.eu and was been transferred when USA copyrights allowed (8 hr 55 min)

Chapters

Kona Weather

29:13

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The High Hat

11:39

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Midnight on Russian Hill

26:42

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A Friend of Tim’s

19:38

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The Blood of the Winterslip’s

17:10

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Beyond the Bamboo Curtain

13:12

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Enter Charlie Chan

24:56

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Steamer Day

22:26

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At the Reef and Palm

24:07

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A Newspaper Ripper in Anger

26:12

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The Tree of Jewels

33:16

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Tom Brade the Blackbirder

22:54

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The Luggage in Room Nineteen

22:03

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What Kaohla Carried

24:17

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The Man From India

30:48

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The Return of Captain Cope

24:25

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Nightlife in Honolulu

17:59

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“Good-by, Pete!”

32:25

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A Cable From the Mainland

23:41

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The Story of Lau Ho

22:03

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The Stone Wall Crumbles

25:57

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The Light Streams Through

29:45

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Moonlight at the Crossroads

10:33

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Bewertungen

entertaining story

(4 Sterne)

Reader was not bad, but her mangled pronunciation of Hawaiian place names rendered them unrecognizable. I groaned every time she read what must have been Waikiki. There were several others - Kauai and Oahu among them- that were just as bad. I appreciate the reader’s time and effort, but just a little more effort to learn how to say the Hawaiian names would make this a much more pleasant book to listen to.

Very Enjoyable

(4,5 Sterne)

Having been blessed with 40+ years of Hawaii's romance, this story was a very enjoyable listen for me, even the many mispronunciations brought a smile. Well written, lots of twists in the plot and good character development. Would highly recommend for mystery lovers and lovers in general. Aloha and mahalo nui loa!

(2 Sterne)

Not a bad story but I found the narrator difficult to listen to and her mispronunciation of words was too distracting

The House Without A Key

(5 Sterne)

Great reader. this is the first time ive

(5 Sterne)

Excellent story. Terrific narration. More Chan, please.