A CANNON BOOKS REPRINT *The Insidious Dr. Fu-Manchu* Written by Sax Rohmer (1883 –1959), the 1913 novel was release in England (The Mystery of Dr. Fu-Manchu) and the United States (The Insidious Dr. Fu-Manchu), simultaneously. The Early Years: Rohmer’s first three Fu-Manchu novels were published in a block spanning 1913 – 1917. In these early years, Fu-Manchu (as a member of a secret cult, the Si-Fan) spearheads attacks against Western imperialists. These efforts are repeatedly thwarted by the books heroes, Nayland Smith and Dr. Petrie. Book One:THE INSIDIOUS DR. FU-MANCHU -- WESTERN CIVILIZATION IS IN PERIL! Top government officials and scientists are marked for murder or are shanghaied for their knowledge. The mastermind behind these outlandish attacks is the nefarious genius Dr. Fu-Manchu, an agent of a secret society, the personification of China’s rising power. Fu-Manchu wants nothing less than world domination and the total destruction of the Western way of life. And he is now in LONDON. Commissioner Nayland Smith and Dr. Petrie have risen to the occasion. To stop the fanatical Fu-Manchu they must first overcome The Zayat Kiss, The Call of Siva, dacoits, thuggees and chemical weapons. But are they a match for Fu-Manchu's most dangerous weapon, the seductive Karamanèh?