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Arthur Henry Sarsfield Ward (1883 – 1959), better known as Sax Rohmer, was a prolific English novelist. He is best remembered for his series of novels featuring the master criminal Dr. Fu Manchu. He issued the first Fu Manchu novel, in 1913. It was an immediate success. The Fu Manchu stories, together with his more conventional detective series characters—Paul Harley, Gaston Max, Red Kerry, Morris Klaw (an occult detective), and The Crime Magnet— made Rohmer one of the most successful and well-paid authors of the 1920s and 1930s.

Monte Irvin is successful and a pillar of the establishment. He suspects his wife of having an affair and has her followed by a private detective to the apartments of a professional crystal gazer, who styles himself 'Sheikh el Kazmah', - the dream reader. It is known she entered with the aristocratic Sir Lucien Pyne and a Mr. Gray, but only Gray has been seen to leave. In fact, Sir Lucien and Rita Irvin, a former actress, are both drug addicts which requires them to keep 'exotic' company in order to feed their habit. When Sir Lucien is found murdered, the celebrated Chief Inspector Kerry of Scotland Yard finds himself attempting to untangle a web of decit, drug trafficking and interlocking mysteries. With several twists along the way, this is a first class detective story from Sax Rohmer, which also deals with a sinister attempt at widespread control through the drugs trade.

Sax Rohmer was the pseudonym used by Arthur Henry Sarsfield Ward. Ward was a British novelist born in 1883. He is most remembered for his series of novels featuring the master criminal Dr Fu Manchu. The evil Fu Manchu would disguise himself in order to have his victims destroy each other. Fu Manchu plotted against good and spent his time trying to out wit Scotland Yard. The series was extremely popular in the fist half of the 20th century. Besides the novels, there were comic strips, movies and a TV series. In Dope sinister Eastern forces try to gain control of the opium trade. This tale of terror has several of the memorable characters from Rohmer's other adventure tales such as the dream reader, Kazmah. This is an excellent selection for anyone interested in the classic detective noels of Sax Rohmer.

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"Dope" is a 1919 mystery novel by Sax Rohmer. Set in London's Chinatown, this gripping and eye-opening tale explores the opium trade and the various nefarious forces from the East that seek to control it. Highly recommended for lovers of crime fiction. Arthur Henry Sarsfield Ward (15 February 1883 - 1 June 1959), also known as "Sax Rohmer", was a prolific English novelist most famous for his stores that included the criminal mastermind Dr. Fu Manchu. Other notable works by this author include: "The Quest of the Sacred Slipper" (1919), "Tales of Chinatown" (1922), and "The Master of Hollow Grange" (1920). Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. It is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new biography of the author.