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The Chinese Parrot by Derr Earl Biggers is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

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SUMMARYHonolulu detective Charlie Chan goes undercover in the California desert in this classic mystery adventure.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 determined to discover the answer.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. ABOUT THE AUTHOREarl Derr Biggers was born in Warren, Ohio on August 24, 1884. Years later, while attending Harvard University, Biggers showed little passion for the classics, preferring instead writers such as Rudyard Kipling and Richard Harding Davis. Following his graduation from Harvard in 1907, he worked briefly for the Cleveland Plain Dealer and at Bobbs-Merrill publishers. By 1908, Biggers was hired at the Boston Traveler to w

Who reads The Chinese Parrot?

Author

Derr Earl Biggers

Publisher

epubBooks Classics

Published

2022

Language

EN

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Mystery, True Crime, Crime

Rating

3.83 / 5 (26 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-13