The Chinese Parrot (Charlie Chan, #2) Published by Bantam Books. Mass Market Paperback, pages. Author (s): Earl Derr Biggers. ISBN: X Cited by: 1. · The Chinese Parrot. Earl Derr Biggers. AC Black, - Fiction. 0 Reviews. A mysterious millionaire with a penchant for strange pets takes a flyer on a string of pearls and finds that death is the broker. Charlie Chan embarks on an incognito journey across the desert to find the answer to a question – a question posed by a dead. · The Chinese Parrot () is the second novel in the Charlie Chan series of mystery novels by Earl Derr Biggers. It is the first in which Chan travels from Hawaii to mainland California, and involves a crime whose exposure is hastened by the death of a parrot.\nThe story concerns a valuable string of pearls which is purchased by a wealthy and eccentric financier.
Biggers does an excellent job of putting you in the locale. He does this very well in his first Chan novel, The House Without a Key, which makes you long for a visit to Hawaiil. The Chinese Parrot, which gives the California desert a charm it probably hasn't seen since, is almost cinematic in its approach. The Chinese Parrot is the second novel in the Charlie Chan series of mystery novels by Earl Derr Biggers. It is the first in which Chan travels from Hawaii to mainland California, and involves a crime whose exposure is hastened by the death of a parrot. "synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title. The Chinese Parrot. Earl Derr Biggers. AC Black, - Fiction. 0 Reviews. A mysterious millionaire with a penchant for strange pets takes a flyer on a string of pearls and finds that death is the broker. Charlie Chan embarks on an incognito journey across the desert to find the answer to a question - a question posed by a dead.
Charlie Chan-the famous and popular Chinese-Hawaiian police detective-has entertained his audience through several different mediums, from the written word to the movie screen, A number of authors have turned their pens to the character, but, in fact, Charlie Chan appeared originally in just six novels written by Earl Derr Biggers between and Biggers wrote six Charlie Chan mysteries. The Chinese Parrot is the second book in the series and begins: Alexander Eden stepped from the misty street into the great, marble-pillared room where the firm of Meek and Eden offered its wares. The Chinese Parrot () is the second novel in the Charlie Chan series of mystery novels by Earl Derr Biggers. It is the first in which Chan travels from Hawaii to mainland California, and involves a crime whose exposure is hastened by the death of a parrot. The story concerns a valuable string of pearls which is purchased by a wealthy and eccentric financier.
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