Cover of The Insidious Dr. Fu Manchu

The Insidious Dr. Fu Manchu

by Sax Rohmer

First published
1917
Reading level
Easy
Price
Free

About the book

"The Insidious Dr. Fu Manchu" by Sax Rohmer is a novel published in 1913. When Nayland Smith arrives unexpectedly from Burma, Dr. Petrie learns of a sinister threat: the brilliant Chinese criminal Dr. Fu Manchu is targeting men connected to India. Through London's opium dens and English country estates, Smith pursues this master poisoner and chemist, who leads a mysterious "Third Party" and seeks to capture Europe's best engineers for an unknown purpose. But Fu Manchu proves a cunning adversary who outwits his pursuers at every turn.

  • Detective and mystery stories
  • Fu Manchu, Doctor (Fictitious character)
  • Criminals

Updated September 2026. Public domain in the USA. Text and summary from Project Gutenberg eBook #173. The Insidious Dr. Fu Manchu on Wikipedia.

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