*Crime, Spies & Sleaze: This week, four novels by Sax Rohmer featuring his most famous creation. Rohmer (real name Arthur Ward) was writing for most of the first half of the 20th Century up to his death in 1959. He was the creator of Dr Fu Manchu, the oriental criminal mastermind who shot to fame across the media; in the 1950s, he followed up with Sumuru, a female variation of his main character. He also wrote many novels of supernatural and mystery fiction in a long and illustrious career. Nayland Smith and Dr Petrie cross swords with Fu Manchu in the following:
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EMPEROR FU MANCHU Panther 1960 1st UK PB GD/VG £5
RE-ENTER FU MANCHU Panther 1960 1st UK PB VG £9
THE SHADOW OF FU MANCHU Panther 1960 1st UK PB VG £7
THE SI-FAN MYSTERIES (FU MANCHU) Consul 1961 1st UK PB GD/VG £9