Sax Rohmer - Sumuru

"Who was Sumuru? It was said that she was an ice-cold, fascinating genius whose hypnotic powers impelled all men to do her bidding. It was said she was a fanatic who ruled her followers with oriental despotis. It was said . . . But what was the truth? Nobody really knew althugh two men knew part of it -- sir Miles Tristram, just returned from Cairo, & Dr. Steel Maitland of the Secret Service. But Tristram died by the hand of a beautiful woman & his secret died with him. That left Maitland alone to follow the trail through Sumuru's shadowy underworld & it almost proved to be a task more than he could handle". Dustwrapper Art from the Herbert Jenkins Editions. Text from "The Sins of Sumuru" dustwrapper flap.