The Yellow Claw

"The Yellow Claw" by Sax Rohmer is an early 20th-century mystery that starts in a novelist's study, where things get exciting quickly as a glamorous woman wearing fancy furs asks for help from writer Henry Leroux, who likes to keep to himself. The story gets twisted up when this woman, who seems to be in big trouble, shows up at Leroux’s place scared and worried about a murder, a missing husband, and some bad people. The drama goes up when she suddenly falls, making her situation seem very serious. As Leroux gets pulled into this mess, the book shows us other people, including a doctor and a politician, making a tricky puzzle of secrets and lies full of suspense.