Mr. Wong - Complete Collection vol. 3 1936-40

PERIL PRESS presents:

Collier’s, February 13, 1937
Mr. Wong:
HANGMAN’S KNOT
by Hugh Wiley
illustrated by Irving Nurick
Another adventure of James Lee, wherein he demonstrates how a lamp cord can kill a man
Hangman’s Knot. James Lee, in defense of a Chinese. Page 25
5000 Words

Collier’s, November 6 1937
NO SMOKING
by Hugh Wiley
Illustrated by Irving Nurick
Another adventure of James Lee, wherein the suave detective finds a cigarette good for his health
Smugglers' cover
4800 Words

Collier’s, January 8 1938
THE EYE OF HEAVEN
by Hugh Wiley
Illustrated by Irving Nurick
In which James Lee, Chinese-American undercover man, brilliantly proves that the cleverest crook cannot walk two roads at once
Detective James Lee gives a memory test
5200 Words

Collier's, March 26, 1938
Mr. Wong:
THE BELL FROM CHINA
A James Lee detective story—
by Hugh Wiley
Illustrated by Irving Nurick
James Lee reads an inscription and reaches for a gun.
That Suave detective, James Lee, goes after another killer who fails to leave his card
4300 Words

Collier's, June 25, 1938
Mr. Wong:
THE FEAST OF KALI
A James Lee detective story—
by Hugh Wiley
illustrated by Irving Nurick

James Lee, uninvited guest page 20
“Death rides this land,” Chew Lim telephoned. “My master is in deadly peril. You must help me.” And James Lee, master detective, took the danger trail once again
4300 Words

Collier’s, February 17 1940
THE HEART OF KWAN YIN
by Hugh Wiley
Illustrated by Irving Nurick
A broken statue reveals a fabulous treasure—and the secret of a murder
James Lee finds an emerald—and a killer
3900 Words

This edition includes the illustrations and Collier's magazine covers to all 6 stories.

With the success of Fox's Charlie Chan and Mr. Moto movies, Monogram decided they wanted a piece of that action and hired Boris Karloff to play Hugh Wiley's Detective James Lee in a series of Mr. Wong movies.