Four men all die in mysterious circumstances with only one thing linking them together: a golden scorpion left at the scene of the crime. France and England’s best detectives team up to prevent "The Scorpion" from adding a fifth victim to his list. Highly recommended for lovers of mystery fiction and not to be missed by those who have enjoyed the "Fu Manchu" series. Arthur Henry Sarsfield Ward (15 February 1883 – 1 June 1959), also known as "Sax Rohmer", was a prolific English novelist most famous for his stores that included the criminal mastermind Dr. Fu Manchu. Other notable works by this author include: "The Quest of the Sacred Slipper" (1919), "Tales of Chinatown" (1922), and "The Master of Hollow Grange" (1920). Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. It is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new biography of the author.