Saint Errant (Simon Templar ‘The Saint’ #28)

Leslie Charteris, a dynamic young Englishman, created one of crime fiction’s most memorable characters – the mocking, ruthless, amoral Simon Templar aka “Sebastian Tombs” aka “The Saint”
in the late 20s. The early Saint was indeed a “modern Robin Hood,” robbing the criminal underworld for his own personal gain. In novels like “The Last Hero” and “The Saint In New York” (two amazing fictions filled with violence, humor and tragedy – Simon’s character developed by leaps and bounds. When WW2 broke out, Charteris had Simon emigrate to America where he worked against the Naziis. As the 50s loomed on the horizon, Charteris – perhaps mirroring elements in his own wanderlust life – fashioned Templar a well-known “citizen of the world” – always on the move, with no fixed location or love. The stories in SAINT ERRANT are from this latter period and are among the best (including the last one in the book, where Simon is killed).
Read and your own risk: like popcorn or shrimp or M&Ms, you can’t stop with just one.

This collection of short stories is very interesting and fun to read, although the last one is a departure from the usual fare. I heartily recommend this book to all fans of The Saint.

Maybe I Wasn’t thrilled because I had been reading a number of Saint books in a row. There are quite a few that I prefer over this one.

Great

The Saint is one of crime fiction’s icons.

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