{"product_id":"book-g8h0","title":"The Chinese Parrot","description":"\u003cp\u003eBack around 1920, Earl Derr Biggers went to Hawaii on vacation and got an idea for a new kind of fictional hero. About four years later, he put the notion to work as he developed the character of Charlie Chan, a Chinese detective who was eventually featured in five different films over a thirty-year period. He first emerged in the \u003cem\u003eSaturday Evening Post Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e as the minor character's role grew to being the leading player in the ensuing installments.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: start\"\u003eThe story you're about to hear is the second Charlie Chan novel, and it features a parrot named Tony who is witness to a crime. The unusual bird spoke Chinese and had a less-than-perfect use of English grammar but was killed by the criminals as a precaution.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: start\"\u003eChan himself was a friend of a family selling jewels and agreed to deliver them on his first trip to mainland California. While there he masquerades as a pidgin-speaking cook during his undercover investigation. His profound and original intelligence offers genial humor and witty dialogue. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: start\"\u003eAlthough the series originated nearly a century ago, it still has a fresh and modern feel. One review described it as, \"Dated-yes! Outdated-never!\"  Listen, as an investigative light begins to dawn.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John D. Rayburn","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49361655464240,"sku":"BDg8h0","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio CD","offer_id":49361655497008,"sku":"ZEg8h0","price":41.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio MP3-CD","offer_id":49361655595312,"sku":"ZMg8h0","price":31.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/g8h0-Square-cover.jpg?v=1775971843","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-g8h0","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}