The female of the species is supposed to be deadlier than the male... Simon Templar is about to find out if that's true. In this collection of stories, the Saint encounters nine fascinating women. Whether they need help, to be avenged, or to brought to justice, the Saint handles their cases with pan
Saint Errant
โ Scribed by Leslie, Charteris
- Book ID
- 107544797
- Publisher
- Chivers
- Year
- 1949
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 112 KB
- Series
- Simon Templar 29
- Category
- Fiction
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โฆ Synopsis
In these nine mysteries the criminal backdrops vary, but each requires the touch of Simon Templar, The Saint. Templar's reputation tends to precede him. A double-cross episode triggers his latest round of specialist crime-prevention, and in the ensuing tour of Americas' iniquity, he encounters racketeering, roulette and banditry.
The book consisted of 9 stories:
''Judith'' aka ''The Naughty Niece''
''Iris'' aka ''The Old Routine''
''Lida'' aka ''The Foolish Frail''
''Jeannine'' aka ''The Lovely Sinner''
''Lucia'' aka ''The Homecoming of Amadeo Urselli''
''Teresa'' aka ''The Uncertain Widow''
''Luella'' aka ''The Saint and the Double Badger''
''Emily'' aka ''The Doodlebug''
''Dawn'' aka ''The Darker Drink''
Early editions of the book use only the single female names for the titles of the different stories. Several stories were novelisations of radio show episodes.
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Nine classic adventures for the Saint in which he finds out whether the female of the species really is more deadly than the male. \*\*