The Black Camel

Earl Derr Biggers (Aug 26, 1884 – Apr 5, 1933) was an American author of plays and novels. Some of his writing, both theatrical and detective, had movie adaptations. He also worked as a journalist for The Plain Dealer prior to his fiction writing career. His most notable work is a series of detective novels featuring Officer Charlie Chan, an American with Chinese roots and a real-life prototype.

The Black Camel is a detective novel by Earl Derr Biggers. The narrative revolves around Shelan Fane, a Hollywood star shooting a movie in Tahiti. There, right in the house she rented for the time being, she was murdered. Detective Charlie Chan is on this case, and thus he has an opportunity to go through the darkest corners of the factory of dreams.