{"product_id":"2940012630155","title":"Fifty Candles (Expanded Edition)","description":"Fifty Candles -- first published just two years after a 1919 vacation in Hawaii -- shows how Hawaii, China, and murder had already begun to come together in Biggers' imagination; eventually he would create the character Charlie Chan. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe story starts in a courthouse in Honolulu, moves to China, then to fog-shrouded San Francisco. Many of the elements used in the Charlie Chan series are present: Chinese characters (both sinister and sympathetic), the Honolulu legal system, a shrewd detective (in this case, the lawyer Mark Drew rather than a policemen), and a baffling murder complete with red herrings and plenty of suspects. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlthough \"Fifty Candles\" is a murder mystery, it is also a romance, with the romantic elements at times in the forefront. Mostly, though, it is a book that will delight Biggers' many fans as they trace the origins of Charlie Chan.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis special expanded edition includes John Betancourt's introduction from the 2001 paperback edition, plus a bonus short story, \"The Way to the Island\" -- a long-lost tale!","brand":"Wildside Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47081588621552,"sku":"2940012630155","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940012630155_p0.jpg?v=1763571027","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940012630155","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}