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Also published under the title The Return of Fu-Manchu, this is the second entry in the long-lived and ever-popular series of mystery novels featuring the criminal genius Dr. Fu-Manchu. Delve into the workings of the mind of a diabolically brilliant underworld figure in this pulse-pounding thriller.
Prolific British author Arthur Henry Sarsfield Ward, who wrote under the pseudonym Sax Rohmer, brought to life the character Dr. Fu-Manchu, a brilliant criminal mastermind of Chinese descent. This archetype has gone on to become enormously appealing in popular culture, based in large part on the ingenious characterization that Rohmer sketched out in the Fu-Manchu series.
This first novel in Sax Rohmer's series, The Insidious Dr. Fu Manchu combined together previously written short stories into a single story about the dealings of this criminal mastermind. Master poisoner, chemist, member of the "Yellow Peril", and wearer of iconographic facial hair, Fu Manchu is "the greatest genius which the powers of evil have put on the earth for centuries." Although his dark purpose is not yet clear, Fu Manchu seems
...Craving a classic mystery, complete with well-drawn characters, plenty of twists and turns, and an airtight story? Try The Return of Dr. Fu-Manchu from renowned British author Sax Rohmer. In this novel, the scheming doctor has returned with a vengeance, hell-bent on making a mint with his nefarious plots.
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