Fu Manchu Books in Order

The first Fu Manchu novel throws Dr Petrie into Nayland Smith's hunt for a criminal genius behind a chain of bizarre deaths. London feels close, dark, and already half conquered.

Fu Manchu, thought defeated, comes back with new assassins, strange diseases, and colder plans than before. Nayland Smith and Dr Petrie must move fast or lose an innocent family to his schemes.

Smith and Petrie believe Fu Manchu is dead, then uncover the broader conspiracy of the Si-Fan. The novel expands the series from one villain into a whole secret world of power.

With Fu Manchu thought gone, his daughter Fah Lo Suee moves to seize control of the Si-Fan. Tombs, tunnels, divided loyalties, and hidden identities keep the pressure high.

A race for powerful relics sends the action from Persia and Cairo back to London. Fu Manchu turns archaeology, legend, and political unrest into one more grand design.

A strange outbreak on the Riviera brings Dr Petrie, Nayland Smith, and botanist Alan Sterling into Fu Manchu's orbit again. At the center is Fleurette, whose beauty and mystery make the case even more dangerous.

When Fleurette is taken, Alan Sterling and Nayland Smith are forced back onto Fu Manchu's trail. The pursuit turns into another breathless mix of kidnapping, pursuit, and hidden lairs.

Fu Manchu turns his attention to American politics, vanished candidates, and spectacular acts of violence. Nayland Smith must work with federal allies before the doctor reshapes power in plain sight.

Reporter Bart Kerrigan joins Nayland Smith as Fu Manchu launches another vast international scheme. The novel keeps widening its reach, from secret murders to threats that feel almost world-historical.

A murder trail in blackout London leads Nayland Smith and Bart Kerrigan across the Atlantic and on to Haiti. At the end of it may be Fu Manchu's hidden island stronghold.

In the early Cold War, Fu Manchu goes after Morris Craig's devastating energy weapon. The chase pulls the old conflict into a new era of science, espionage, and global dread.

After years of silence, Fu Manchu returns to throw London, Cairo, and New York back into confusion and fear. The old hunt starts again, with new faces caught in his shadow.

Rohmer's final Fu Manchu novel sends a fugitive into Chinese political intrigue just as the Devil Doctor resurfaces with plans of his own. The stakes are global, but the mood stays tense and personal.

A posthumous collection of later Fu Manchu tales, shorter pieces that keep the Devil Doctor dangerous, elusive, and strangely modern. It is a good way to sample Rohmer's late-period villainy in smaller doses.