title: The Hand of Fu-Manchu
author:  Sax Rohmer 
description: The Hand of Fu-Manchu, also known under the title of The Si-Fan Mysteries, is the third in the line of fourteen books that feature Dr. Fu-Manchu and, no doubt, one of the masterpieces of Max Rohmer. The evil-minded character of Dr. Fu-Manchu  actually one of the first super villains of modern fictional literature  is the master of devious plots, but he has never been as evil as in this book, offering fans of the genre great entertainment.<br /><br />In this story, Fu-Manchu is a member of a secret society, the Si-Fan, that aims to overthrow the balance of global power. His adversaries, Sir Denis Nayland Smith and Dr. Petrie solve mystery after mystery, looking for the elusive Fu-Manchu. The mysterious, often bizarre events take them closer and closer to their target, the story unfolding in a gradual and exhilarating manner. The setting is also perfect for a mystery novel: most of the action takes place in and around dark, gloomy, foggy London, more precisely at the waterfront, sometimes in the water.<br /><br />Sax Rohmer wrote the book in 1917, almost a century ago, but his writing is just as exciting as it was for the readers who savored the story when it was first published. The plot and the characters are so captivating, the events come in such rapid succession that you tend to read it from cover to cover in one go, making it difficult to put down the book before the end to take a break. The reader is in for a lot of rooftop chases, a lot of escapes, a lot of opium dens and secret tunnels that appear out of nowhere and other features we know so well and love so much from other adventure stories written in the era. If you like Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson, you will certainly like this one.
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  # THE HAND OF THE MANDARIN QUONG
  
  
  ### Sax Rohmer
  
  
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