Amazing Quest of Doctor Syn is the sixth in the series of Doctor Syn novels by Russell Thorndike. This is a full-length novel in which the doctor travels to Wales to compete with another smuggler.
Amazing Quest of Doctor Syn was published in 1938. It follows the events of Courageous Exploits of Doctor Syn and is followed by Shadow of Doctor Syn.
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