The Insidious Dr. Fu-Manchu is the first title in the famous series of "Yellow Peril" novels published by English writer Sax Rohmer, aka Henry Sarsfield Ward (1883-1959), between 1913 and 1959. The novel, like its many sequels, pits the "evil genius" of the Far East against the British Duo, Denis Nayland Smith and his sidekick Dr. Petrie.
The Hand Of Fu-Manchu Being a New Phase in the Activities of Fu-Manchu, the Devil Doctor
The Hand of Fu Manchu (1917) (UK Title: The Si-Fan Mysteries) Sir Gregory Hale returns to London from Mongolia with a mysterious Tulun-Nur chest that holds the "key to India", a vital secret of the Fu Manchu's notorious Si-Fan organization. Hale is murdered before he is able to disclose the secret to Nayland Smith. The Burmese police commissioner and Dr. Petrie launch a mission to affront the brilliant but deadly master criminal before he succeeds in his malignant and fantastic plot to take over the world.
The Return of Dr. Fu-Manchu (1916) (UK Title: The Devil Doctor) As the sun begins to set on the British Empire, an agent of Eastern "evil" haunts Cairo, London and points between. In this second Fu-Manchu novel by English writer Sax Rohmer, aka Henry Sarsfield Ward (1883-1959), the "devil doctor" leads our heroes on a chase through exotic and dangerous worlds.
