# Dr. Petrie — The Insidious Dr. Fu-Manchu character guide > Dr. Petrie in The Insidious Dr. Fu-Manchu by Sax Rohmer. **Role:** major **Also known as:** Petrie, Good old Petrie **First appearance:** 0000-i ## Snapshot A quiet physician and the narrator, whose medical training and steady hand are enlisted by Smith for tasks no doctor should have to perform. ## Who they are Petrie is the reader's eyes: skeptical, humane, and repeatedly drawn into graveyards and locked rooms by a friend he cannot refuse. His professional zeal carries him through exhumations and midnight injections, though his nerves are not always as steady as his syringe. He is the moral counterweight to Smith's fanaticism, and his private longings thread quietly through the public hunt. ## Relationships ### [Nayland Smith](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_insidious_dr_fu_manchu_se/characters/nayland_smith) _friendship_ Petrie is Smith's close friend and medical doctor, often acting as his confidant and companion in dangerous adventures. ### [Dr. Fu-Manchu](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_insidious_dr_fu_manchu_se/characters/dr_fu_manchu) _rivalry_ Fu-Manchu sees Petrie as a secondary enemy and a tool to wound Smith, often targeting him directly. ### [Nayland Smith](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_insidious_dr_fu_manchu_se/characters/nayland_smith) _friendship_ Petrie is Smith's close friend and medical doctor, often acting as his confidant and companion in dangerous adventures. ### [Dr. Fu-Manchu](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_insidious_dr_fu_manchu_se/characters/dr_fu_manchu) _rivalry_ Fu-Manchu sees Petrie as a secondary enemy and a tool to wound Smith, often targeting him directly. ### [Nayland Smith](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_insidious_dr_fu_manchu_se/characters/nayland_smith) _friendship_ Petrie is Smith's close friend and medical doctor, often acting as his confidant and companion in dangerous adventures. ## In the story ### [Chapter I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_insidious_dr_fu_manchu_se/chapters/i) Narrator and host; accompanies Smith to Sir Crichton's house and examines the body. ### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_insidious_dr_fu_manchu_se/chapters/ii) Accompanies Smith, observes the investigation, and is approached by a mysterious woman outside the house. ### [The Zayat Kiss](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_insidious_dr_fu_manchu_se/chapters/iii) Narrates the events; assists Smith in the vigil and observes the centipede. ### [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_insidious_dr_fu_manchu_se/chapters/iv) Accompanies Smith to the police station, then visits Cadby's lodgings where he confronts Karamanèh. ### [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_insidious_dr_fu_manchu_se/chapters/v) Accompanies Smith in disguise, insisting on joining the dangerous mission despite Smith's reluctance. ### [The Pit of the Opium Den](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_insidious_dr_fu_manchu_se/chapters/vi) Accompanies Smith in disguise, falls through the trap door into the water pit, is rescued by Smith, and later realizes Karamanèh saved him. ### [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_insidious_dr_fu_manchu_se/chapters/vii) Narrates the chapter; observes the tense atmosphere at Redmoat and the discussion between Smith and Eltham. ### [The Shrubbery Mystery](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_insidious_dr_fu_manchu_se/chapters/ix) Assists in the search and examines the concealed cask and Denby's injury. ### [The Web of the Yellow Peril](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_insidious_dr_fu_manchu_se/chapters/x) Narrator; collects newspaper clippings and reflects on the Yellow Peril. ### [The Mystery of the Sarcophagus](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_insidious_dr_fu_manchu_se/chapters/xi) Assists Smith in examining the bodies and the sarcophagus, and questions the supernatural elements of the case. ### [Chapter XII: The Poisonous Gas](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_insidious_dr_fu_manchu_se/chapters/xii) Narrator; receives a warning from Karamanèh and narrowly escapes the poisoned box. ### [XIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_insidious_dr_fu_manchu_se/chapters/xiii) Narrator; experiences a hallucinatory dream and awakens chained alongside Smith. ### [XIV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_insidious_dr_fu_manchu_se/chapters/xiv) Narrator; imprisoned and terrified, rescued by Karamanèh. ### [The Call of Siva](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_insidious_dr_fu_manchu_se/chapters/xv) Assists Smith in protecting Guthrie; cuts the strangling cord from Smith's neck. ### [XVI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_insidious_dr_fu_manchu_se/chapters/xvi) Negotiates with Karamanèh, pursues a dacoit into the Thames, and narrowly avoids a thrown knife. ### [XVII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_insidious_dr_fu_manchu_se/chapters/xvii) Narrates the chapter; searches Fu-Manchu and the dacoit, and is held at knifepoint. ### [Chapter XVIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_insidious_dr_fu_manchu_se/chapters/xviii) Narrates his emotional turmoil over Karamanèh and accompanies Smith on the investigation. ### [XIX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_insidious_dr_fu_manchu_se/chapters/xix) Identifies the drug as Cannabis indica and provides medical insight into West's symptoms. ### [The Dash to Tilbury](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_insidious_dr_fu_manchu_se/chapters/xx) Narrates the chapter, puzzles over the bird tracks, and reflects on Fu-Manchu's advanced knowledge of hashish. ### [XXI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_insidious_dr_fu_manchu_se/chapters/xxi) Accompanies Karamanèh to Fu-Manchu's lair, observes Aziz's trance, and obtains a phial of the drug. ### [XXII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_insidious_dr_fu_manchu_se/chapters/xxii) Accompanies Smith, carries a needle-syringe, and is mystified by Smith's sudden journey. ### [XXIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_insidious_dr_fu_manchu_se/chapters/xxiii) Assists Smith in the rescue, fires at Fu-Manchu, and tends to Smith's wound. ### [XXIV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_insidious_dr_fu_manchu_se/chapters/xxiv) Narrator and medical doctor; performs experiments on Aziz and reflects on Fu-Manchu's identity. ### [XXV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_insidious_dr_fu_manchu_se/chapters/xxv) Narrator; captured and bound, observes Fu-Manchu's fungal experiments in horror. ### [XXVI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_insidious_dr_fu_manchu_se/chapters/xxvi) Bound and gagged, he observes the struggle and fears drowning as the launch sinks. ### [XXVII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_insidious_dr_fu_manchu_se/chapters/xxvii) Narrates the chapter, shares in the mourning, and discusses the psychological impact on Mrs. Weymouth. ### [XXVIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_insidious_dr_fu_manchu_se/chapters/xxviii) Narrator; reflects on the case and his feelings for Karamanèh. ### [Chapter XXIX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_insidious_dr_fu_manchu_se/chapters/xxix) Accompanies Smith, works on his record of the Fu-Manchu case, and assists in subduing the maddened Inspector Weymouth. ### [The Final Reckoning](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_insidious_dr_fu_manchu_se/chapters/xxx) Narrator and witness to the final events; reflects on Fu-Manchu's apparent death and the mystery surrounding it. ## Links - HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_insidious_dr_fu_manchu_se/characters/dr_petrie - Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_insidious_dr_fu_manchu_se - All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_insidious_dr_fu_manchu_se/characters