| Charlie Chan in The Pawns of Death Contributor(s): Pronzini, Bill (Author), Wallmann, Jeffrey M. (Author), Biggers, Earl Derr (Created by) |
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ISBN: 1592240100 ISBN-13: 9781592240104 Publisher: Borgo Press OUR PRICE: $12.34 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2003 Annotation: "Checkmate!" That was the last word uttered to Charlie Chan and Prefect of Police Claude DeBevre by a dying reporter. It is the second murder in 24 hours at the Transcontinental Chess Tournament, and Chan has been summoned from a peaceful vacation to help solve the crime before international scandal ruins the tournament's good name. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Mystery & Detective - General |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 0.32" H x 6.22" W x 8.08" (0.28 lbs) 108 pages |
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| Publisher Description: "Checkmate " That was the last word uttered to Charlie Chan and Prefect of Police Claude DeBevre by a dying reporter. The man had been murdered . . . stabbed to death and left to die in a vacant hotel room. It is the second murder in 24 hours at the Transcontinental Chess Tournament, and Charlie Chan has been summoned from a peaceful and long-deserved vacation to help solve the crime before international scandal ruins the tournament's good name Originally published in Charlie Chan's Mystery Magazine in 1974, this is the first book appearance of The Pawns of Death. |