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"Spooky and steeped in mystery." - Spooky Reads "Undeniably entertaining." - Shadowlocked "Everyone go out and do themselves a favor and pick up this book and give it a read and see just what inspired so many of the comic writer, film makers and current authors that you so admire!" - 8 Days A Geek "...fun and thrilling... with a timeless vibe... a no-brainier addition to your collection." - Strange Amusements "A gloriously tawdry, breathless, cheesy, addictive series." - Open Letters Monthly "Easily the best companion book that I have ever seen. It is not only caters to fans of Whedon but all horror fans alike." - WizardWorld Informationen zum Autor Sax Rohmer was the acclaimed author of the Fu Manchu series of novels. The first, The Mystery of Fu Manchu , was published in 1912 with many more following. Rohmer also wrote more traditional detective stories and supernatural horror. He died in London in 1959. Klappentext London, 1913--the era of Sherlock Holmes, Dracula, and the Invisible Man. A time of shadows, secret societies, and dens filled with opium addicts. Into this world comes the most fantastic emissary of evil society has ever known... Dr. Fu-Manchu. Denis Nayland Smith pursues his quarry across continents and through the back alleys of London. As victim after victim disappears at the hands of the Devil Doctor, Smith must unravel his murderous plot before it is too late. Includes a special feature by Leslie S. KilngerThe greatest genius whom the powers of evil have put on the earth for centuries, Fu Manchu - an agent of the Si-Fan - seeks to climb the ladder of the secret society's hierarchy, then to pave the way for conquest of his native land of China. He is pursued by Commissioner Sir Denis Nayland Smith and his compatriot Dr Petrie.
