Fu Manchu returns to pester the world. This time he plans on taking over China by helping the US. This involves some nonsense about an invisible shield that will stop incoming missiles. No one would seriously believe that was possible, would they? Merrick is contracted to be an aide to Sir Dennis Nayland Smith, and things go from there. After a lot of talking and traveling to London, Cairo and New York City, the action starts! Fu Manchu has seemingly thought of everything. There are spies and and agents everywhere.
This was the first Fu Manchu (it has the hyphen on the cover, but not in the story itself) to be published in the 50s. I have never read any of the earlier stories, in fact, this is the first Fu Manchu story I have ever read. This story was well written, but rather actionless for the first 3/4 of the story. I don't know if the earlier stories were like this.
Titan books re-released this, and more Sax Rohmer books in 2015. I got this at the Dollar (and a quarter) store last week. I would like to read the stories in order, but having the bad Dr, get away every time might get old.
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