Simon Templar - The Saint Book Series

The Saint 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. Many of the books have also been published under different titles over the years; the titles used here are the more common ones for each book.

From 1964 to 1983, the Saint books were collaborative works; Charteris acted in an editorial capacity and received front cover author credit, while other authors wrote these stories and were credited inside the book. These collaborative authors are noted.(Sources: Barer and the editions themselves.)

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"
(Some editions contain "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) none
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"
"Jaune-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 SeƱor Saint "The Pearls of Peace"
"The Revolution Market"
"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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