The Chinese Parrot
Earl Derr Biggers
Adventure
Fiction
A Chinese detective of the Honolulu Police Department is recruited to safeguard the transfer of a valuable pearl necklace to a famous tycoon.
Description
Charlie Chan of the Honolulu Police Department makes his second appearance when a Honolulu widow is forced to sell her pearl necklace. She persuades Charlie to convey the necklace to its new owner, a famous businessman. Chan teams up with the son of a prominent jeweler handling the sale. But before they can safely deliver the necklace into the proper hands, the pair need throw criminals off their trail and solve a murder mystery. The novel, published in 1926, was adapted for film in 1927 and 1934.
