Leslie Charteris was born in Singapore on May 12th, 1907. With his mother and brother, he moved to England in 1919 and attended Rossall School in Lancashire before moving on to Cambridge University to study law. His studies there came to a halt when a publisher accepted his first novel. His third book, entitled Meet the Tiger!, was written when he was twenty years old and published in September 1928. It introduced the world to Simon Templar, aka the Saint.
He continued to write about the Saint until 1983 when the last book, Salvage for the Saint, was published. The books, which have been translated into over thirty languages, number nearly a hundred and have sold over 40 million copies around the world. They’ve inspired, to date, fifteen feature films, three TV series, ten radio series, and a comic strip that was written by Charteris and syndicated around the world for over a decade. He enjoyed travelling but settled for long periods in Hollywood, Florida, and finally in Surrey, England. He was awarded the Cartier Diamond Dagger by the Crime Writers’ Association in 1992, in recognition of a lifetime of achievement. He died the following year.
To find out more about Leslie Charteris and his work, visit www.lesliecharteris.com.
The Saint is hired to protect Amos Klein, a secretive author who writes a popular and lucrative series of spy novels. Soon the Saint and Amos Klein are kidnapped by members of SWORD, the evil organisation from Klein’s novels. It seem the world created by the famous author has truly come to life...
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Paperback. Etat : Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. N° de réf. du vendeur G0340160403I3N00
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Vendeur : High Street Books, New Mills, Royaume-Uni
Paperback. Etat : Good. Spine and covers creased and worn, 1972 Coronet edition. Shipped from the UK in recyclable card packaging. N° de réf. du vendeur pb112-426-0119
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Vendeur : Sugden and Goyne, Near HARWICH, Royaume-Uni
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Vendeur : Le-Livre, SABLONS, France
Couverture souple. Etat : bon. RO60124140: 1972. In-12. Broché. Etat d'usage, Couv. convenable, Dos frotté, Intérieur acceptable. 189 pages. Dos plié. . . . Classification Dewey : 420-Langue anglaise. Anglo-saxon. N° de réf. du vendeur RO60124140
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Vendeur : BUCHSERVICE / ANTIQUARIAT Lars Lutzer, Wahlstedt, Allemagne
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