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
This book was originally read for Legamus.eu and was been transferred when USA copyrights allowed
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Chapters
- Chapter 1
Kona Weather
29:13 - Chapter 2
The High Hat
11:39 - Chapter 3
Midnight on Russian Hill
26:42 - Chapter 4
A Friend of Tim’s
19:38 - Chapter 5
The Blood of the Winterslip’s
17:10 - Chapter 6
Beyond the Bamboo Curtain
13:12 - Chapter 7
Enter Charlie Chan
24:56 - Chapter 8
Steamer Day
22:26 - Chapter 9
At the Reef and Palm
24:07 - Chapter 10
A Newspaper Ripper in Anger
26:12 - Chapter 11
The Tree of Jewels
33:16 - Chapter 12
Tom Brade the Blackbirder
22:54 - Chapter 13
The Luggage in Room Nineteen
22:03 - Chapter 14
What Kaohla Carried
24:17 - Chapter 15
The Man From India
30:48 - Chapter 16
The Return of Captain Cope
24:25 - Chapter 17
Nightlife in Honolulu
17:59 - Chapter 18
“Good-by, Pete!”
32:25 - Chapter 19
A Cable From the Mainland
23:41 - Chapter 20
The Story of Lau Ho
22:03 - Chapter 21
The Stone Wall Crumbles
25:57 - Chapter 22
The Light Streams Through
29:45 - Chapter 23
Moonlight at the Crossroads
10:33