The Saint (Simon Templar)
Book series
Most Saint books were collections of novellas or short stories, some of which were published individually either in magazines or in smaller paperback form.

The Saint (Simon Templar)

Section Title: Book series
Table Section Text: Most Saint books were collections of novellas or short stories, some of which were published individually either in magazines or in smaller paperback form.

Year	First publication title (and author if not Charteris)	Stories	Alternative titles

1928	Meet the Tiger	novel	Meet - the Tiger! The Saint Meets the Tiger Scoundrels Ltd. Crooked Gold The Saint in Danger

1930	Enter the Saint	"The Man Who was Clever" "The Policeman with Wings" "The Lawless Lady" (Some editions contain only two stories, in different combinations)	none

1930	The Last Hero	novel	The Creeping Death Sudden Death The Saint Closes the Case The Saint and the Last Hero

1930	Knight Templar	novel	The Avenging Saint

1931	Featuring the Saint (originally published UK only)	"The Logical Adventure" "The Wonderful War" "The Man Who Could Not Die"	none

1931	Alias the Saint (originally published UK only)	"Story of a Dead Man" "The Impossible Crime" "The National Debt" Avon paperback contains only "The National Debt" and "The Man Who Could Not Die" from the previous book.	none

1931	Wanted for Murder (US only)	America-only edition combining Featuring the Saint and Alias the Saint (only US edition of these books until the 1960s) Avon paperback has only "The Story of a Dead Man" and "The Impossible Crime" from the previous book.	Paging the Saint

1931	She Was a Lady	novel	The Saint Meets His Match Angels of Doom

1932	The Holy Terror	"The Inland Revenue" "The Million Pound Day" "The Melancholy Journey of Mr. Teal"	The Saint Vs. Scotland Yard

1932	Getaway	novel	The Saint's Getaway Property of the Deceased Two Men from Munich

1933	Once More the Saint	"The Gold Standard" "The Man from St. Louis" "The Death Penalty"	The Saint and Mr. Teal

1933	The Brighter Buccaneer	"The Brain Workers" "The Export Trade" "The Tough Egg" "The Bad Baron" "The Brass Buddha" "The Perfect Crime" "The Unpopular Landlord" "The New Swindle" "The Five Thousand Pound Kiss" "The Blind Spot" "The Unusual Ending" "The Unblemished Bootlegger" "The Appalling Politician" "The Owner's Handicap" "The Green Goods Man"	none

1934	The Misfortunes of Mr. Teal	"The Simon Templar Foundation" "The Higher Finance" "The Art of Alibi"	The Saint in London The Saint in England

1934	Boodle	"The Ingenious Colonel" "The Unfortunate Financier" "The Newdick Helicopter" "The Prince of Cherkessia" "The Treasure of Turk's Lane" "The Sleepless Knight" "The Uncritical Publisher" "The Noble Sportsman" "The Damsel in Distress" "The Loving Brothers" "The Tall Timber" "The Art Photographer" "The Man Who Liked Toys" "The Mixture as Before" (some editions omit the stories "The Uncritical Publisher" and "The Noble Sportsman")	The Saint Intervenes

1934	The Saint Goes On	"The High Fence" "The Elusive Ellshaw" "The Case of the Frightened Innkeeper"	none

1935	The Saint in New York	novel	none

1936	Saint Overboard	novel	The Pirate Saint The Saint Overboard

1937	The Ace of Knaves	"The Spanish War" "The Unlicensed Victuallers" "The Beauty Specialist"	The Saint in Action

1937	Thieves' Picnic	novel	The Saint Bids Diamonds

1938	Prelude for War	novel	The Saint Plays with Fire The Saint and the Sinners

1938	Follow the Saint	"The Miracle Tea Party" "The Invisible Millionaire" "The Affair of Hogsbotham"	none

1939	The Happy Highwayman	"The Man Who was Lucky" "The Smart Detective" "The Wicked Cousin" "The Well-Meaning Mayor" "The Benevolent Burglary" "The Star Producers" "The Charitable Countess" "The Mug's Game" "The Man Who Liked Ants" (some editions omit the stories "The Charitable Countess" and "The Mug's Game"; story order also varies between editions)	none

1940	The Saint in Miami	novel	none

1942	The Saint Goes West	"Arizona" "Palm Springs" "Hollywood" (Some editions omit "Arizona")	none

1942	The Saint Steps In	novel	none

1944	The Saint on Guard	"The Black Market" "The Sizzling Saboteur" (Some editions omit the second story, which is often published on its own)	The Saint and the Sizzling Saboteur (single story reprint)

1946	The Saint Sees it Through	novel	none

1948	Call for the Saint	"The King of the Beggars" "The Masked Angel"	none

1948	Saint Errant	"Judith: The Naughty Niece" "Iris: The Old Routine" "Lida: The Foolish Frail" "Jeannine: The Lovely Sinner" "Lucia: The Homecoming of Amadeo Urselli" "Teresa: The Uncertain Widow" "Luella: The Saint and the Double Badger" "Emily: The Doodlebug" "Dawn: The Darker Drink"	none

1953	The Saint in Europe	"Paris: The Covetous Headsman" "Amsterdam: The Angel's Eye" "The Rhine: The Rhine Maiden" "Tirol: The Golden Journey" "Lucerne: The Loaded Tourist" "Juan-les-Pins: The Spanish Cow" "Rome: The Latin Touch"	none

1955	The Saint on the Spanish Main	"Bimini: The Effete Angler" "Nassau: The Arrow of God" "Jamaica: The Black Commissar" "Puerto Rico: The Unkind Philanthropist" "Virgin Islands: The Old Treasure Story" "Haiti: The Questing Tycoon" (some editions contain only 4 stories)	none

1956	The Saint Around the World	"Bermuda: The Patient Playboy" "England: The Talented Husband" "France: The Reluctant Nudist" "Middle East: The Lovelorn Sheik" "Malaya: The Pluperfect Lady" "Vancouver: The Sporting Chance"	none

1957	Thanks to the Saint	"The Bunco Artists" "The Happy Suicide" "The Good Medicine" "The Unescapable Word" "The Perfect Sucker" "The Careful Terrorist"	none

1958	Señor Saint	"The Pearls of Peace" "The Revolution Racket" "The Romantic Matron" "The Golden Frog"	none

1959	The Saint to the Rescue	"The Ever-Loving Spouse" "The Fruitful Land" "The Percentage Player" "The Water Merchant" "The Gentle Ladies" "The Element of Doubt"	none

1962	Trust the Saint	"The Helpful Pirate" "The Bigger Game" "The Cleaner Cure" "The Intemperate Reformer" "The Uncured Ham" "The Convenient Monster"	none

1963	The Saint in the Sun	"Cannes: The Better Mousetrap" "St. Tropez: The Ugly Impresario" "England: The Prodigal Miser" "Nassau: The Fast Women" "Florida: The Jolly Undertaker" "Lucerne: The Russian Prisoner" "Provence: The Hopeless Heiress"	none

1964	Vendetta for the Saint (Harry Harrison, Leslie Charteris)	novel	none

1968	The Saint on TV (Fleming Lee, John Kruse)	"The Death Game" "The Power Artist" (novelisation of TV scripts)	none

1968	The Saint Returns (Fleming Lee, John Kruse, D.R. Motton, Leigh Vance)	"The Dizzy Daughter" "The Gadget Lovers" (novelisation of TV scripts)	none

1968	The Saint and the Fiction Makers (Fleming Lee, John Kruse)	novelisation of TV script	none

1969	The Saint Abroad (Fleming Lee, Michael Pertwee)	"The Art Collectors" "The Persistent Patriots" (novelisation of TV scripts)	none

1970	The Saint in Pursuit (Fleming Lee, Leslie Charteris)	novelization of comic strip	none

1971	The Saint and the People Importers (Fleming Lee, Leslie Charteris)	novelisation of TV script	none

1975	Catch the Saint (Fleming Lee, Norman Worker)	"The Masterpiece Merchant" "The Adoring Socialite"	none

1976	The Saint and the Hapsburg Necklace (Christopher Short)	novel	none

1977	Send for the Saint (Peter Bloxsom, John Kruse, Donald James)	"The Midas Double" "The Pawn Gambit"	none

1978	The Saint in Trouble (Graham Weaver, John Kruse, Terence Feely)	"The Imprudent Professor" (Return of the Saint episode novelisation) "The Red Sabbath"	none

1979	The Saint and the Templar Treasure (Graham Weaver, Donne Avenell)	novel	none

1980	Count on the Saint (Graham Weaver, Donne Avenell)	"The Pastors' Problem" "The Unsaintly Santa"	none

1983	Salvage for the Saint (Peter Bloxsom, John Kruse)	novel (Return of the Saint episode novelisation)	none

1997	The Saint (Burl Barer, Jonathan Hensleigh, Wesley Strick)	film novelization	none

1997	Capture the Saint (Burl Barer)	novel	none

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The Saint's first novel was Meet the Tiger in 1928.

final_sentence: The Saint's first novel was Meet the Tiger in 1928.