- The Black Camel
infobox Book |
name = The Black Camel
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image_caption = First edition book front
author =Earl Derr Biggers
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country =United States
language = English
series =Charlie Chan
genre = Mystery,Novels
publisher = Bobbs-Merrill
release_date = 1929
media_type = Print (Hardback &Paperback )
pages =
isbn = NA
preceded_by =Behind That Curtain
followed_by =Charlie Chan Carries On "The Black Camel" (
1929 ) is the fourth of theCharlie Chan novels byEarl Derr Biggers .Plot summary
It tells the story of a
Hollywood star, shooting a filmon location inHawaii , who is murdered during her stay. The story behind her murder is linked with the three-year-old murder of another Hollywood actor and also connected with an enigmaticpsychic named Tarneverro. Chan, in his position as a detective with theHonolulu Police Department , "investigates amid public clamor demanding that the murderer be found and punished immediately. "Death is the black camel that kneels unbidden at every gate," Chan tells the suspects."Roseman, Mill "et al". "Detectionary". New York: Overlook Press, 1971. ISBN 0-87951-041-2]Film, TV or theatrical adaptations
It was adapted into a film of the same name based on the book and made in
1931 . This was the second of a series of sixteen Chan films to featureWarner Oland as the sleuth.External links
* [http://charliechanfamily.tripod.com/id20.html The Black Camel Film details] at [http://charliechanfamily.tripod.com/index.html The Charlie Chan Family Home]
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