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Leslie Charteris wrote the first Saint book in 1929. Some of the later books
written for the TV series and adapted for print. There
were, of course, three different tv series, starting with the Roger Moore
shows in the 60's. There was another series in the 70's (pretty
bad) and a few shows were produced in the 80's for a 'Mystery Wheel' (American). There were
some wonderful radio shows in the late 40's/early 50's, starring Vincent Price as the
Saint!
Simon Templar, aka The Saint, 'The Robin Hood of Modern Crime', evolved rather suddenly from more of
an anarchist (note capitalization) to less of an actual criminal. Claud Eustace Teal,
Inspector at Scotland Yard was always trying to catch the Saint crossing the line. In the
earlier books, there was an SO, Patricia, as well as something of a gang, but they disappeared
in later books.
- The Saint Meets the Tiger, 1928
- Enter The Saint, 1930
- The Last Hero (later released as The Saint Closes the Case), 1930
- The Avenging Saint, 1930
- Arrest The Saint, 1930
- Featuring The Saint, 1931
- Alias The Saint, 1931
- Angels of Doom, 1931
- The Saint Meets His Match, 1931
- The Saint vs. Scotland Yard, 1932
- The Saint's Getaway, 1932
- The Saint and Mr. Teal, 1933
- The Saint Errant, 1933
- The Saint and the Brighter Buccaneer, 1933
- The Misfortunes of Mr. Teal, 1933
- The Saint in London, 1933
- The Saint Intervenes, 1934
- The Saint in New York, 1934
- The Saint Overboard, 1934
- The Saint Goes On, 1934
- The Saint and the Happy Highwayman, 1935
- Ace of Knaves (later The Saint in Action)1937
- Thieve's Picnic, 1937
- Prelude to War (later The Saint Plays with Fire), 1938
- Follow the Saint, 1938
- The Saint in Miami, 1940
- The Saint Goes West, 1942
- The Saint Steps In, 1942
- The Saint on Guard, 1942
- The Saint and the Sizzling Sabateur, 1943
- Call for the Saint, 1946
- The Saint Sees it Through, 1946
- The Saint in Europe, 1953
- The Saint on the Spanish Main, 1955
- The Saint to the Rescue, 1956
- The Saint Around the World, 1956
- Thanks to the Saint, 1956
- Senor Saint, 1958
- Trust the Saint, 1962
- The Saint in the Sun, 1963
- Vendetta for the Saint, 1964 (There was a movie based on this one)
- The Saint on TV, 1968
- The Saint Returns, 1968
- The Saint and the Fiction Makers, 1968 (Based on a movie)
- The Saint Abroad, 1969
- The Saint's Choice (anthology of short stories from the Saint magazine, only one Saitn story)
- The Saint in Pursuit, 1970
- The Saint and the People Importers, 1971
- Catch the Saint, 1975
- The Saint and the Hapsburg Necklace, 1976
Take a look at for a large list of The Saint
books by Leslie Charteris, as well as information on the Saint Fan Club, and much, much more.
Look here for info on the
Radios shows with Vincent Price
Denis Parslow dgp@world.std.com