The Green Eyes of Bâst

The Green Eyes of Bâst

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The Green Eyes of Bâst by Sax Rohmer

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1920

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The Green Eyes of Bâst

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Forgotten Egyptian mysteries mingling with the life of modern London make a story only a shade less fantastic than usual.

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Sax Rohmer, better known as the author of the infamous Fu Manchu stories, wrote a number of paranormal mysteries, The Green Eyes of Bast being one written in 1920.

This is not one of Rohmer's best. Though I accept the 1920's insistence that all violence take place off-screen, the investment the reader puts in the story at least demands a little bit of a closer look at the antagonist at the end.

The result is a rather interesting tale, but with a very unsatisfying ending as the solution to the mystery is put into the protagonists' hands without much deducation on their part. Then the ending builds up into an ending that could have had the reader gasping, but ends with a "That's all?"

If you're a fan of Rohmer or a fan of 1920's mysteries, enjoy, but the Fu Manchu series is probably a better investment of your time.