The Chinese Parrot Author:Earl Derr Biggers At the peak of his fantastic powers, Charlie Chan solves a most peculiar mystery - an apparent murder wihtout a dead body. No weapon. No motive. Only a parrot who had talked too much and would never speak again. But it was the Chinese parrot, hanging from his patio perch, screaming bloody murder into the desert silence who had alerted Charlie t... more »hat a terrible crime had been committed.« less