The Chinese Parrot (Charlie Chan Mystery)

This book is the second installment in the Charlie Chan series of mystery novels by Earl Derr Biggers, which concerns the significant role of the death of a parrot in the solving of a mysterious crime. Charlie Chan travels from Hawaii to California with a valuable set of pearls to oversee their transportation to a new buyer. After two mysterious deaths, he pretends to be a pidgin-speaking cook named Ah Kim and works incognito to solve a number of crimes. This story is a thrilling tale of murder and intrigue, sure to appeal to the lover of crime fiction and a veritable must-have for any collector of Earl Derr Biggers' seminal work. Other notable works by this author include: 'Seven Keys to Baldpate' (1913) and 'Fifty Candles' (1921). Earl Derr Biggers (1884 – 1933) was an American playwright and novelist. 'The Chinese Parrot' was originally published in 1926, and is proudly republished here now a new prefatory biography of the author.