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    The Quest of the Sacred Slipper by Sax Rohmer (Doubleday, Page & Company, 1919, LC:19-16373, $1.50, 293pp, hc, n.)
        Reprint (Pearson 1919) thriller novel.





    Re-Enter Fu Manchu by Sax Rohmer (Gold Medal Books, July 1957, s684, 35¢, 144pp, pb, n., cover by Barye Phillips) [Fu Manchu; (Sir Denis) Nayland Smith]
        Thriller novel in which Fu Manchu attempts to wrest control of his native China from the pesky Communists who have taken his country over. Volume 12 in the series.


    The Return of Dr. Fu-Manchu by Sax Rohmer (Robert M. McBride & Company, March 8, 1916, $1.35, 332pp, hc, n.) [Fu Manchu; (Sir Denis) Nayland Smith]
        Thriller novel, simultaneous with the UK edition (Methuen as The Devil Doctor).


    Return of Sumuru by Sax Rohmer (Gold Medal Books, June 1954, #408, 25¢, 172pp, pb, n., cover by James Meese) [Sumuru; Drake Roscoe]
        Thriller novel in which Sumuru uses her operatives and hypnotic allure to destabilize Western intelligence networks. Volume four in the series.


    The Romance of Sorcery by Sax Rohmer (Methuen, October 1915, 10/6d, 331pp, hc, nf)
        A non-fiction work which treats occultism seriously and contains biographies of some of the more famous practioners from Nostradamus to Madame Blavatsky. An abridged version was published in August 1923.



    Sand and Satin by Sax Rohmer (Herbert Jenkins, March 1955, B55-3322, 9/6d, 191pp, hc, n.) [Sumuru; Drake Roscoe]
        Reprint (Gold Medal 1954 as Return of Sumuru) thriller novel.




    Seven Sins by Sax Rohmer (Robert M. McBride, September 1943, LC:43-14777, $1.00, 328pp, hc, n., cover by Willard Fairchild) [Gaston Max]
        Thriller in which Gaston Max tracks down a Nazi spy ring in wartime London. Volume four in the series.


    Seven Sins by Sax Rohmer (Cassell, January 1945, 8/6d, 224pp, hc, n.) [Gaston Max]
        Reprint (McBride 1943) thriller.


    Shadow of Fu Manchu by Sax Rohmer (Doubleday, June 1948, LC:48-7916, $2.00, 190pp, hc, n.) [Fu Manchu; (Sir Denis) Nayland Smith]
        Thriller novel, serialised in Collier’s, in which Fu Manchu attempts to steal Dr. Morris Craig’s new energy weapon. Volume 11 in the series.



    She Who Sleeps by Sax Rohmer (Cassell, October 1928, 7/6d, 314pp, hc, n.)
        Mystery novel about millionaire Egyptologist, John Cumberland, who sets out to awaken an ancient Egyptian princess. Simultaneous with US (Doubleday, Doran) edition.


    She Who Sleeps: A Romance of New York and the Nile by Sax Rohmer (Doubleday, Doran & Co., Inc., October 1928, LC:28-28681, $2.00, 322pp, hc, n.)
        Mystery novel, simultaneous with UK (Cassell) edition.


    She Who Sleeps / Moon of Madness by Sax Rohmer (Stark House Press, December 6, 2024, 979-8-88601-122-7, $17.95, 290pp, tp, om)
        Omnibus of two occult romances from the 1920s.
    Details taken from Table of Contents.
    • 7 · Sax Rohmer: The Flapper and the Princess · Curtis Evans · in
    • 13 · She Who Sleeps · Sax Rohmer · n. Cassell, October 1928
    • 179 · Moon of Madness · Sax Rohmer · n. Cassell, September 1927
    • 288 · Sax Rohmer Bibliography · [uncredited] · bi



    Sinister Madonna by Sax Rohmer (Herbert Jenkins, January 1956, B56-1227, 10/6d, 187pp, hc, n.) [Sumuru; Drake Roscoe]
        Thriller novel in which Sumuru tries to lay her hands on a fabulous talisman that will bring her immense power and influence throughout the Near East among the devotees of several great religions. Volume five in the series.




    Sins of Sumuru by Sax Rohmer (Herbert Jenkins, November 1950, 8/6d, 224pp, hc, n.) [Sumuru]
        Reprint (Gold Medal 1950 as Nude in Mink) thriller novel.


    Slaves of Sumuru by Sax Rohmer (Herbert Jenkins, March 1952, B52-4642, 9/6d, 160pp, hc, n.) [Sumuru; Drake Roscoe]
        Reprint (Gold Medal 1951 as Sumuru) thriller novel. Note that the UK and US editions end differently: in the US edition, the hero, Drake Roscoe, succumbs and joins Sumuru; in the UK edition he remains steadfast.


    Strange Tales of Sax Rohmer by Sax Rohmer (WildCat Books, 2004, $16.99, 482pp, tp, co)
        Details taken from online listing.


    Sumuru by Sax Rohmer (Gold Medal Books, November 1951, #199, 25¢, 179pp, pb, n., cover by Barye Phillips) [Sumuru; Drake Roscoe]
        Thriller novel in which Sumuru targets international high society in a violent web of murder and intrigue. Volume two in the series.




    Tales of Chinatown by Sax Rohmer (Doubleday, Page & Company, September 1922, LC:22-20685, $1.75, 376pp, hc, co)
        Reprint (Cassell 1922) collection of 10 stories.





    Tales of Secret Egypt by Sax Rohmer (Robert M. McBride & Company, February 1919, $1.50, 313pp, hc, co)
        Reprint (Methuen 1918) collection of 12 stories.




    The Trail of Fu Manchu by Sax Rohmer (Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc., September 1934, LC:34-33268, $2.00, 329pp, hc, n.) [Fu Manchu; (Sir Denis) Nayland Smith]
        Thriller novel, serialised in Collier’s, in which Fu Manchu kidnaps Fleurette Petrie from her father, Dr. Petrie. Volume seven in the series.



    Virgin in Flames by Sax Rohmer (Herbert Jenkins, January 1953, B53-965, 9/6d, 204pp, hc, n.) [Sumuru; Drake Roscoe]
        Reprint (Gold Medal 1952 as The Fire Goddess) thriller novel.



    White Velvet by Sax Rohmer (Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc., November 1936, LC:36-34168, $2.00, 337pp, hc, n.)
        Thriller featuring a vaudeville troupe, the Kofmanns, who get involved with narcotics smugglers. It ws originally intended as a screen play with Marlene Dietrich in mind.


    White Velvet by Sax Rohmer (Cassell, January 1937, 7/6d, 320pp, hc, n.)
        Reprint (Doubleday, Doran 1936) thriller novel.



    Wulfheim by Sax Rohmer (Bookfinger, 1972, 208pp, hc, n.)
        Reprint (Jarrolds 1950 as by Michael Furey) occult novel.


    The Yellow Claw by Sax Rohmer (McBride, Nast & Company, April 1915, LC:15-8000, $1.35, 427pp, hc, n.) [Gaston Max]
        Mystery thriller. Volume one in the series.


    The Yellow Claw by Sax Rohmer (Methuen, August 1915, 6/-, 320pp, hc, n.) [Gaston Max]
        Reprint (McBride 1915) mystery thriller.


    The Yellow Claw / The Golden Scorpion by Sax Rohmer (Stark House Press, November 2015, 978-1-933586-81-6, $15.95, xxpp, tp, om)
        Omnibus of two mystery novels featuring Gaston Max, a Parisian detective and a master of disguise.


    The Yellow Claw/The Golden Scorpion by Sax Rohmer (Stark House, December 2015, 978-1-933586-81-6, $19.95, 350pp, tp, om)
        Omnibus of the first two mystery thrillers in the Gaston Max series: The Yellow Claw (1915) and The Golden Scorpion (1919).


    Yellow Shadows by Sax Rohmer (Cassell and Company, Ltd., September 1925, 7/6d, 319pp, hc, n.) [Daniel “Red” Kerry]
        Thriller in which a playwright, enamored of a young actress, finds himself embroiled in the murder of a London Tong leader.


    Yellow Shadows by Sax Rohmer (Doubleday, Page & Company, April 1926, $2.00, 299pp, hc, n.) [Daniel “Red” Kerry]
        Reprint (Cassell 1925) thriller novel.


    Yu’an Hee See Laughs by Sax Rohmer (Doubleday, Doran & Co., Inc., April 1932, LC:32-10113, $2.00, 312pp, hc, n., cover by George Annand)
        Thriller about Scotland Yard inspector Dawson Haig and his pursuit of the criminal mastermind Yu’an Hee See.


    Yu’an Hee See Laughs by Sax Rohmer (Cassell, May 1932, 7/6d, 342pp, hc, n.)
        Reprint (Doubleday, Doran 1932) thriller novel.
















    Tussles with Time by Jules Romains; translated by Gerald Hopkins (Sidgwick & Jackson, 1952, 15/-, 243pp, hc, co)
        First English edition (Paris: Flammarion 1951 as Violation de Frontières).
    • · A Struggle with Time and Death · Jules Romains; translated by Gerald Hopkins · n.
      translated from the French (“Démèlés avec la mort et le temps”).
    • · Breaching the Frontiers · Jules Romains; translated by Gerald Hopkins · ss
      translated from the French (“Violation de frontières”).


    Final Destination: Dead Man’s Hand by Steven A. Roman (Black Flame US, September 2005, 1-84416-177-3, $7.99, 408pp, pb, n.) [Final Destination]
        Novelization inspired by the horror movie. Copyrighted by New Line Cinema. This has the same ISBN as the simultaneous Black Flame UK edition, but only gives US and Canadian prices.


    Skies of Venus by Neal Romanek (Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc., February 15, 2022, 978-1-945462-38-2, $34.95, 358pp, hc, n., cover by Richard Hescox) [Venus]
        Details taken from online listing. Volume 11 in “The Wild Adventures of Edgar Rice Burroughs”.




    Philadelphia Noir ed. Carlin Romano (Akashic Books, 2010, 978-1-936070-63-3, $15.95, 265pp, tp, oa) [Akashic Noir]
        Fifteen original stories set in Philadelphia.
    • 11 · Greene Country Crime Scene · Carlin Romano · in
    • 17 · Part I: City of Bursts
    • 19 · Princess · Aimee LaBrie · ss; set in South Philadelphia.
    • 32 · Scarred · Solomon Jones · ss; set in Strawberry Mansion.
    • 50 · Secret Pool · Asali Solomon · ss; set in West Philadelphia.
    • 67 · Devil’s Pocket · Keith Gilman · ss; set in Grays Ferry.
    • 87 · Part II: City of Otherly Love
    • 89 · Above the Imperial · Dennis Tafoya · ss; set in East Falls.
    • 106 · A Cut Above · Laura Spagnoli · ss; set in Rittenhouse Square.
    • 128 · Swimming · Halimah Marcus · ss; set in Narberth.
    • 145 · Part III: The Faker City
    • 147 · Fishtown Odyssey · Meredith Anthony · ss; set in Fishtown.
    • 167 · Your Brother, Who Loves You · Jim Zervanos · ss; set in Fairmount.
    • 185 · “Cannot Easy Normal Die” · Carlin Romano · ss; set in University City.
    • 196 · Seeing Nothing · Diane Ayres · ss; set in Bella Vista.
    • 207 · Part IV: Those Who Forget the Past…
    • 209 · Lonergan’s Girl · Duane Swierczynski · ss; set in Frankford.
    • 219 · Reality · Cordelia Francis Biddle · ss; set in Old City.
    • 236 · The Ratcatcher · Gerald Koplan · ss; set on South Street.
    • 249 · Ghost Walk · Cary Holladay · ss; set in Chestnut Hill.
    • 266 · About the Contributors · [uncredited] · bg









    Point of Peril by Edward Ronns (Mystery House, July 1956, LC:56-13294, $2.50, 224pp, hc, n.)


    Point of Peril by Edward Ronns (Ace Double, July 1957, D-231, 35¢, 162pp, pb, n.)
        Reprint (Mystery House 1956) mystery novel. Bound in the tête-bêche style with Murder for Charity by Owen Dudley.







    Clash of Steel, Book One: Reluctant Hero ed. Armand Rosamilia (Carnifex Press, March 2005, 0-9759727-0-7, $5.95, 64pp, ph, oa)
        Chapbook original anthology of five sword and sorcery stories. Authors include Patrick Weekes, Robert J. Santa, and Steve Losee.







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