Sax Rohmer (Critical Survey of Mystery and Detective Fiction)
Principal Series
The Fu Manchu series, 1912-1959; the Gaston Max series, 1915-1943; the Morris Klaw series, 1918-1919; the Daniel “Red” Kerry series, 1919-1925; the Paul Harley series, 1921-1922; the Sumuru series, 1950-1956.
Principal Series Character
Fu Manchu, a brilliant Mandarin Chinese who used his criminal organization, the Si-Fan, in various attempts to conquer the world, was to millions of readers the symbol of the “Yellow Peril” which faced the Western world. Instead of hordes of Asiatic invaders, however, Rohmer utilized exotic locations,...
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