South of Sulu

Samuel Larkin Shay, United States citizen from Cairo, Illinois €”but for the past six years a restless rover of the Asiatic tropics. For six hard, weary years, Singapore Sammy has been hunting for a man. For six years, in every manner of conveyance, from ox cart to lady liner, from Malay proa to airplane, he has followed the tortuous trail; losing it, picking it up again. It has taken him from Pekin to the Punjab, from Ceylon to the Celebes and far beyond. The man in question is Singapore Sammy'€™s father, Bill Shay €”whom Sammy has several accounts to settle with. The old rascal deserted Sammy and his mother when Sammy was but an infant of two. Upon departing, Bill Shay took Sammy'€™s grandfather'€™s will, which leaves a fortune to Sammy. The estate cannot be claimed without the will—and Sammy wants that will!Follow Singapore Sammy on a string of five thrilling adventures in pursuit of his evasive father.

• In "The Blue Fire Pearl," watch as Sammy outfoxes the Maharajah of Malobar to win the great jewel.
• In "Cobra," share his revenge on Armand de Silvio, a crooked dealer of pearls and diamonds.
• See how Sammy manhandles Big Nick Stark, smuggler, blackbirder, island trader, and "€œthe toughest egg south of Shanghai" in "South of Sulu."
• €In "The Pink Elephant," laugh as Sammy steals a war elephant, and uses it to capture a fabled sacred pachyderm, which was to be presented to the King of Siam.
• Sammy encounters his rogue father and squares off against him in a race to recover a sunken treasure in "Octopus"!

FIRST TIME IN BOOK FORM!

BDB Signature Series Vol. 5

Cover art by George J. Rozen

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