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
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
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