Title: The Chinese parrot
Subtitle: a novel
Description: This is a mystery story set in the South California desert. Charlie Chan, the Chinese detective from Honolulu, is entrusted with the safe delivery of a string of pearls to a millionaire's isolated desert ranch. Suspecting all is not well at the ranch, he disguises himself as a servant to investigate the mystery. Other characters include the jeweler's son who accompanies Charlie, a pretty location-finder connected with the movies, the millionaire's secretary, a jaded newspaperman and a mild-mannered naturalist.
Subjects: Charlie Chan (Fictitious character), Police, Fiction, Fiction, mystery & detective, general, Chan, charlie (fictitious character), fiction, California, fiction, Hawaii, fiction
Places: Hawaii, Honolulu, Honolulu (Hawaii), San Francisco (Calif.), California
People: Charlie Chan (Fictitious character)
Time periods: 1920s