Dope

"Dope" by Sax Rohmer is a tale that throws a London alderman, Monte Irvin, into turmoil as his marriage crumbles and suspicion clouds his judgment concerning his wife, Rita. The appearance of the cryptic dream-reader, Kazmah, pulls Irvin into a shadowy world filled with drugs and deception as he hunts for the truth. The story builds its tension with the introduction of characters like the alluring Margaret Halley and the upper-crust Sir Lucien Pyne, weaving them into Irvin's escalating fears about his wife's betrayal and further complicating his life. The looming threat of danger ignites from the heart of the black market drug trade with Kazmah at the center, setting the stage for a narrative fraught with intrigue.