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