Leslie Charles Bowyer Yin was born in Singapore. After
being educated by a governess and a tutor, he was sent to school in England.
In 1924 he left school and went to Paris. After a short time he went back
to England and entered King's College, Cambridge. After a year he left
university and became a writer. The first years were hard but in 1927 his
first novel was published. In the same year he changed his name by deed
poll to Leslie Charteris. The 1930s were busy years for him. Not only did he write further stories
but he also went to America to write film scripts for Hollywood. In 1992 Charteris received the Diamond Dagger Award from
the Crime Writer's Association in recognition of his life-long service to crime fiction. He is the creator of
'The Saint', a gentleman thief by the name of Simon Templar.
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Titles and year of publication:
'The Saint' Novels | |
1) Meet the Tiger (Also published as: Crooked Gold [1929], and as: The Saint Meets the Tiger [1940]) | 1928 |
2) The Last Hero (Also published as: The Saint Closes the Case [1941], and as: The Saint and the Last Hero [1953]) | 1930 |
3) Enter the Saint (novelets) | 1930 |
4) Knight Templar (US Title: The Avenging Saint [1931]) | 1930 |
5) Featuring the Saint (novelets) | 1931 |
6) Alias the Saint (novelets) | 1931 |
7) She Was a Lady (US Title: Angels of Doom [1932]) (Also published as: The Saint Meets His Match [1945]) | 1931 |
8) The Holy Terror (US Title: The Saint vs. Scotland Yard [1932]) (novelets) | 1932 |
9) Getaway (Also published as: Saint's Getaway [1943]) | 1932 |
10) Once More the Saint (US Title: The Saint and Mr. Teal [1933]) (novelets) | 1933 |
11) The Brighter Buccaneer (Also published as: The Saint - The Brighter Buccaneer [1957]) (short stories) | 1933 |
12) Boodle (US Title: The Saint Intervenes [1934]) (short stories) | 1934 |
13) The Misfortunes of Mr Teal (Also published as: The Saint in England [1941], and as: The Saint in London [1952]) (novelets) | 1934 |
14) The Saint Goes On (novelets) | 1934 |
15) The Saint in New York | 1935 |
16) The Saint Overboard | 1936 |
17) The Ace of Knaves (Also published as: The Saint in Action [1938], and as: The Saint: Ace of Knaves [1955]) (novelets) | 1937 |
18) Thieves' Picnic (Also published as: The Saint Bids Diamonds [1942], and as: The Saint at a Thieves' Picnic [1951]) | 1937 |
19) Prelude for War (Also published as: The Saint Plays with Fire [1942]) | 1938 |
20) The Happy Highwayman (Also published as: The Saint - The Happy Highwayman [1955]) (short stories) | 1939 |
21) Follow the Saint (novelets) | 1939 |
22) The Saint in Miami | 1941 |
23) The Saint Goes West (novelets) | 1942 |
24) The Saint Steps In | 1944 |
25) The Saint on Guard (novelets) | 1945 |
26) Paging the Saint (novelets) | 1945 |
27) The Saint Sees It Through | 1947 |
28) Call for the Saint (novelets) | 1948 |
29) Saint Errant (short stories) | 1949 |
30) The Saint in Europe (short stories) | 1954 |
31) The Saint on the Spanish Main (short stories) | 1956 |
32) The Saint Around the World (short stories) | 1957 |
33) Thanks to the Saint (short stories) | 1958 |
34) Concerning the Saint (novelets) | 1958 |
35) Señor Saint (short stories) | 1959 |
36) The Saint Cleans Up (short stories) | 1959 |
37) The Saint to the Rescue (short stories) | 1961 |
38) Trust the Saint (short stories) | 1962 |
39) The Saint in the Sun (short stories) | 1964 |
40) Vendetta for the Saint (written by Harry Harrison) | 1965 |
41) The Saint on TV (novelets) | 1968 |
42) The Saint Returns (novelets) | 1969 |
43) The Saint and the Fiction Makers | 1969 |
44) The Saint Abroad (novelets) | 1970 |
45) The Saint and the People Importers | 1970 |
46) The Saint in Pursuit | 1971 |
47) Saints Alive | 1974 |
48) Catch the Saint (novelets) | 1975 |
49) The Saint and the Hapsburg Necklace | 1976 |
50) Send for the Saint (novelets) | 1977 |
51) The Saint in Trouble (novelets) | 1978 |
52) The Saint and the Templar Treasure | 1979 |
53) Count on the Saint (novelets) | 1980 |
54) The Fantastic Saint (short stories) | 1982 |
55) Salvage for the Saint | 1983 |
Other Novels | |
1) X Esquire | 1927 |
2) The White Rider | 1928 |
3) The Bandit | 1929 |
4) Daredevil | 1929 |
5) Killer of Bulls | 1937 |
6) Spanish for Fun | 1964 |
7) Paleneo | 1972 |
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