Publisher's Synopsis
Twelve intriguing stories: "Pomegranate Flower" is in imitation of Sir Richard Burton's translations of Arabian Nights adventures, "Death-Ring of Sneferu" involves a cursed object; "Lord of the Jackals" is about an old woman with power over jackals; and "Valley of the Sorceress" is set at the haunted tomb of an ancient queen - plus other Egyptological criminous thrillers.Sax Rohmer was the pen name of Arthur Sarsfield Ward (1883-1959), the prolific English mystery writer, best known for the master criminal Dr. Fu Manchu and his opponents.
