The Chinese Parrot: A Charlie Chan Mystery Contributor(s): Biggers, Earl Derr (Author) |
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ISBN: 0897335783 ISBN-13: 9780897335782 Publisher: Academy Chicago Publishers OUR PRICE: $15.29 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2009 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Horror - General - Fiction | Action & Adventure - Fiction | Mystery & Detective - Historical |
Dewey: FIC |
LCCN: 2008037927 |
Series: Charlie Chan Mysteries |
Physical Information: 0.64" H x 5.46" W x 8.04" (0.58 lbs) 286 pages |
Themes: - Locality - San Francisco, California - Cultural Region - Northern California - Geographic Orientation - California - Cultural Region - Western U.S. - Cultural Region - West Coast |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: 1926. The character of Charlie Chan was based in part on the experiences of two Chinese detectives, Chang Apana and Lee Fook, who Biggers had read about in a Honolulu newspaper while on vacation. 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. Immediately, behind showcases gorgeous with precious stones or bright with silver, platinum and gold, forty resplendent clerks stood at attention. Their morning coats were impeccable, lacking the slightest suspicion of a wrinkle, and in the left lapel of each was a pink carnation, as fresh and perfect as though it had grown there. |