Click "free sample" to read the whole book no need to purchase. A new force stalks the fog-shrouded streets of London, bringing death to its victims ... the mysterious Fire-Tongue! Psychic detective Paul Harley investigates, in this mystery classic with supernatural elements. From the author of the Fu Manchu books. Fire-Tongue is a non-Fu Manchu novel (first published, but second for the character) written by Sax Rohmer in the early 1920s. Its star is Paul Harley a man who is both well-known and well-respected (and somewhat well-heeled to boot). He has been an official at some point in the past and continues to be consulted by the Government when his knowledge and skill are needed. As this is a Sax Rohmer story, there is an Eastern motif and danger, but this time the threat comes not from Egypt or China, but from India and Iran. The arch-enemy is an Iranian and the cult that is the basis for “Fire-Tongue” is also originally from that land (albeit under an older name). I’m going to avoid any spoilers as there are plenty of places where one can get a partial or detailed synopsis. In addition to the intrigue, evil, and allure of the East, we have characters who are Western. We start with the man who first contacts our investigator, Dr. Sir Charles Abingdon: he fears for his life and indeed dies right in front of Harley. The mystery begins and it leads next to an American adventurer Nichol Brinn. Brinn is a larger-than-life character who constantly tests himself with feats of daring and danger. It soon comes out that Brinn knows the meaning of the phrase “Fire-Tongue” but refuses absolutely to speak of it. So, Harley begins some old-fashioned gumshoeing to find out whom, what, and why.