The Case of the Perjured Parrot

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The Case of the Perjured Parrot is a Perry Mason detective novel by Erle Stanley Gardner in which a talking parrot becomes a key witness in a murder investigation.

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instanceOf Perry Mason novel
novel
author Erle Stanley Gardner
centralTheme courtroom drama
criminal investigation
evidence and testimony
countryOfOrigin United States
coverArtist Charles L. McCann
featuresCharacter Della Street
Paul Drake
fictionalLawyer Perry Mason
firstPublicationYear 1939
followedBy The Case of the Baited Hook
genre legal thriller
mystery fiction
hasAnimalCharacter parrot
hasCourtroomScenes yes
hasFictionalDetective Perry Mason
hasFictionalLawFirm Perry Mason's law practice
hasHumanVictim murder victim
hasMurderInvestigation yes
hasRecurringCharacter Della Street
Paul Drake
Perry Mason
hasTitleCharacterType parrot
isPartOf Erle Stanley Gardner bibliography
language English
literaryMovement Golden Age detective fiction
mainCharacter Perry Mason
mediaType print
narrativeDevice animal witness
narrativePerspective third-person narrative
notableElement talking parrot as key witness
originalLanguage English
partOfFranchise Perry Mason books
linked to: Perry Mason
precededBy The Case of the Rolling Bones
protagonistOccupation defense attorney
publisher William Morrow and Company
series Perry Mason
setting California
subjectMatter criminal law
murder
perjury
timePeriodOfStory 20th century
usesClueType verbal clue from parrot
workInLegalFiction yes
workType crime novel

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Erle Stanley Gardner notableWork The Case of the Perjured Parrot