By Earl Derr Biggers
The chinese language Parrot (1926) is the second one novel within the Charlie Chan sequence of puzzle novels by way of Earl Derr Biggers. it's the first during which Chan travels from Hawaii to mainland California, and consists of a criminal offense whose publicity is hastened via the dying of a parrot. the tale issues a invaluable string of pearls that's bought by means of a filthy rich and whimsical financier. The good-looking younger son of the jeweller is assigned to shepherd the move of the pearls to the financier's holiday domestic in a barren region region of California. due to his lengthy organization with the landlord of the pearls—before becoming a member of the police strength, he used to be her houseboy—Charlie Chan travels from Hawaii to California with the pearls. After mysterious deaths, first of a Chinese-speaking parrot after which of the household's chinese language man-of-all-work, Charlie Chan masquerades as a pidgin-speaking cook dinner named Ah Kim and works underground to resolve a couple of crimes. alongside the best way, the jeweller's son meets a stunning younger lady who works as a position scout and makes a decision to stick within the California barren region.
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