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  1. The Chinese Parrot. The Chinese Parrot (1926) is the second novel in the Charlie Chan series of mystery novels by Earl Derr Biggers and is the first in which Chan travels from Hawaii to mainland California. [1] The story concerns a valuable string of pearls which is purchased by a wealthy and eccentric financier.

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  2. Oct 1, 2008 · 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. Immediately, behind showcases gorgeous with precious stones or bright with silver, platinum and gold, forty resplendent clerks stood at attention.

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  3. Jan 1, 2022 · The transfer of a valuable string of pearls from Hawaii to California draws Honolulu detective Charlie Chan into the orbit of an eccentric financier with a penchant for exotic pets. When he encounters a Chinese-speaking parrot, Chan is intrigued by the provocative and dangerous question it asks. And when the bird mysteriously dies, Chan is ...

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  4. The book is principally about murder, gunslingers, and greed. It definitely has more of a western feel than The House Without a Key, which is a mystery, but also a love letter to Hawaii. The Chinese Parrot is bolstered by loving descriptions of California’s wide-open freedom and beauty.

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  5. The Chinese Parrot, by Earl Derr Biggers, free ebook. ... BOOK TWO IN THE CHARLIE CHAN SERIES Serialised in The Saturday Evening Post, Jun 26-Jul 24, 1926

  6. Going undercover as a cook, the famous sleuth uncovers a series of crimes in the second Charlie Chan mystery by Earl D. Biggers. First published in 1926, The Chinese Parrot was adapted into the 1927 silent film The Chinese Parrot, and the 1934 film Charlie Chan's Courage. Read The Chinese Parrot by Earl Derr Biggers for free on hoopla.

  7. The Chinese Parrot. This early work by Earl Derr Biggers was originally published in 1926 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. "The Chinese Parrot" is the second novel in the Charlie Chan series of mystery novels, and is the first in which Chan travels from Hawaii to mainland California, and involves a crime ...

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