Twelve intriguing stories: 'Pomegranate Flower' is in imitation of Sir Richard Burton’s translations of Arabian Nights adventures, 'Death-Ring of Sneferu' involves a cursed object; 'Lord of the Jackals' is about an old woman with power over jackals; and 'Valley of the Sorceress' is set at the haunted tomb of an ancient queen - plus other Egyptological criminous thrillers.Sax Rohmer was the pen name of Arthur Sarsfield Ward (1883-1959), the prolific English mystery writer, best known for the master criminal Dr. Fu Manchu and his opponents.