Dr. Petrie

Nayland Smith

Petrie is Smith's close friend and medical doctor, often acting as his confidant and companion in dangerous adventures.

Dr. Fu-Manchu

Fu-Manchu sees Petrie as a secondary enemy and a tool to wound Smith, often targeting him directly.

Nayland Smith

Petrie is Smith's close friend and medical doctor, often acting as his confidant and companion in dangerous adventures.

Dr. Fu-Manchu

Fu-Manchu sees Petrie as a secondary enemy and a tool to wound Smith, often targeting him directly.

Nayland Smith

Petrie is Smith's close friend and medical doctor, often acting as his confidant and companion in dangerous adventures.

Chapter I

Narrator and host; accompanies Smith to Sir Crichton's house and examines the body.

II

Accompanies Smith, observes the investigation, and is approached by a mysterious woman outside the house.

The Zayat Kiss

Narrates the events; assists Smith in the vigil and observes the centipede.

IV

Accompanies Smith to the police station, then visits Cadby's lodgings where he confronts Karamanèh.

V

Accompanies Smith in disguise, insisting on joining the dangerous mission despite Smith's reluctance.

The Pit of the Opium Den

Accompanies Smith in disguise, falls through the trap door into the water pit, is rescued by Smith, and later realizes Karamanèh saved him.

VII

Narrates the chapter; observes the tense atmosphere at Redmoat and the discussion between Smith and Eltham.

The Shrubbery Mystery

Assists in the search and examines the concealed cask and Denby's injury.

The Web of the Yellow Peril

Narrator; collects newspaper clippings and reflects on the Yellow Peril.

The Mystery of the Sarcophagus

Assists Smith in examining the bodies and the sarcophagus, and questions the supernatural elements of the case.

Chapter XII: The Poisonous Gas

Narrator; receives a warning from Karamanèh and narrowly escapes the poisoned box.

XIII

Narrator; experiences a hallucinatory dream and awakens chained alongside Smith.

XIV

Narrator; imprisoned and terrified, rescued by Karamanèh.

The Call of Siva

Assists Smith in protecting Guthrie; cuts the strangling cord from Smith's neck.

XVI

Negotiates with Karamanèh, pursues a dacoit into the Thames, and narrowly avoids a thrown knife.

XVII

Narrates the chapter; searches Fu-Manchu and the dacoit, and is held at knifepoint.

Chapter XVIII

Narrates his emotional turmoil over Karamanèh and accompanies Smith on the investigation.

XIX

Identifies the drug as Cannabis indica and provides medical insight into West's symptoms.

The Dash to Tilbury

Narrates the chapter, puzzles over the bird tracks, and reflects on Fu-Manchu's advanced knowledge of hashish.

XXI

Accompanies Karamanèh to Fu-Manchu's lair, observes Aziz's trance, and obtains a phial of the drug.

XXII

Accompanies Smith, carries a needle-syringe, and is mystified by Smith's sudden journey.

XXIII

Assists Smith in the rescue, fires at Fu-Manchu, and tends to Smith's wound.

XXIV

Narrator and medical doctor; performs experiments on Aziz and reflects on Fu-Manchu's identity.

XXV

Narrator; captured and bound, observes Fu-Manchu's fungal experiments in horror.

XXVI

Bound and gagged, he observes the struggle and fears drowning as the launch sinks.

XXVII

Narrates the chapter, shares in the mourning, and discusses the psychological impact on Mrs. Weymouth.

XXVIII

Narrator; reflects on the case and his feelings for Karamanèh.

Chapter XXIX

Accompanies Smith, works on his record of the Fu-Manchu case, and assists in subduing the maddened Inspector Weymouth.

The Final Reckoning

Narrator and witness to the final events; reflects on Fu-Manchu's apparent death and the mystery surrounding it.