Trust the Saint explained

Trust the Saint
Author:Leslie Charteris
Country:United Kingdom
Language:English language
Series:The Saint
Genre:Mystery, Short Stories
Publisher:The Crime Club (US)
Hodder & Stoughton (UK)
Release Date:1962
Media Type:Print (hardback & paperback)
Preceded By:The Saint to the Rescue
Followed By:The Saint in the Sun

Trust the Saint is a collection of short stories by Leslie Charteris that originally appeared in The Saint Mystery Magazine and was first published in October 1962 by The Crime Club in the United States and by Hodder and Stoughton in the United Kingdom. This was the 35th book to feature the adventures of Simon Templar, alias "The Saint", and was published around the time the character began to receive wide recognition through the TV series The Saint starring Roger Moore as Templar.

Stories

The book consisted of 6 stories:

  1. The Helpful Pirate
  2. The Bigger Game
  3. The Cleaner Cure
  4. The Intemperate Reformer
  5. The Uncured Ham
  6. The Convenient Monster

Television adaptations

Two stories from this collection were later adapted as episodes of the 1962-69 TV series, The Saint.

"The Helpful Pirate" and "The Convenient Monster" aired back-to-back during the fifth season, airing on 28 October and 4 November 1966 respectively.

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