Fu Manchu's Bride

Author: Sax Rohmer [PSEUD Arthur Henry Sarsfield Ward (1883-1959)] from the library of Larry McMurtryYear: 1933Publisher: Published for the Crime Club by Doubleday, Doran and Company IncPlace: Garden CityDescription: 319 pages. Small octavo (7 3/4" x 5 1/4") bound in original publisher's black cloth with red lettering to spine and cover in original jacket. From the library of Larry McMurtry. First American edition. A strange epidemic is sweeping the Riviera. In desperation the French authorities call upon Dr Petrie to find an answer. During this crisis, a mysterious siren on the beach captivates Alan Sterling. She tells him her name only – Fleurette – and flees. When Petrie's lab cultures show up sleeping sickness and plague, they call in Sir Denis Nayland Smith. It is not long before their investigations lead them to Fleurette – and to Dr Fu Manchu.From the library of Larry Jeff McMurtry (1936-2021) with his book plate tipped to front pastedown, was an American novelist, essayist, boo