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Series: Dr. Fu Manchu #4
About the author: Sax Rohmer was a pseudonym of Arthur Henry "Sarsfield" Ward (1883 – 1959). His most popular series of novels featuried the master criminal Fu Manchu. Many of his works were serialized in newspapers and later combined into book editions.
Major characters:
- Sir Lionel Barton, Orientalist
- Rima Barton, photographer, Sir Lionel's niece
- Shan Greville, our narrator, Rima's boyfriend
- Dr. Petrie
- Dr. Forester, chemist
- Ali Mahmoud, headman
- Madame Ingomar, a.k.a. Fah Lo Suee, Fu Manchu's daughter
- Sir Denis Nayland Smth, Scotland Yard
- Detective-Inspector Fletcher
Locale: Egypt
Synopsis: An archeological dig consisting of Sir Lionel Barton, Shan Greville, Rima Baron, Dr. Petrie, Dr. Forester, and local guide Ali Mahmoud are working in Luxor, Egypt at a site called Lafleur's Tomb (also called Tomb of the Black Ape) and its access tunnel Lafleur's shaft. Sir Lionel is found - apparently dead - in his hut. The hut is closed and locked, and upon their return, find his body missing. He is later found comatose inside a sarcophagus in Lafleur's Tomb. Upon injection of an antidote, he revives. Suspicion falls on a mysterious woman, Madame Ingomar, who is revealed to be Fah Lo Suee, the daughter of Dr. Fu Manchu.
Review:
April 9 2025: reading now, please come back soon RM
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