Malko Linge

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His Serene Highness (Son Altesse Sérénissime) prince Malko Linge is the hero of the espionage novel series SAS created by French author Gérard de Villiers.

SAS is a play on initials: Son Altesse Sérénissime (SAS) is the French version of "His Royal Highness" (HRH); and the British Special Air Service (SAS) is the principal special forces unit of the British Army.

In order to finance the repairs of his castle in Austria, he works as a freelance agent for the CIA. The CIA sends him on dangerous missions all over the world. He has an excellent memory and speaks several languages fluently and prefers to wear tailor-made alpaca suits. He carries an ultra-small gun.

Since 2006, his adventures have been published in comic books, though aimed mainly at adults given their contents.

[edit] Recurring characters

The following supporting characters regularly appear in the S.A.S. espionage novels:

Samantha Adler. A German brunette and arms dealer.
Milton Brabeck. A CIA agent who protects Malko on several missions. Partner of Chris Jones.
Mandy Brown. An American maneater.
Frank Capistrano. American of Italian descent. Special advisor to the White House.
Chris Jones. A CIA agent who protects Malko on several missions. Partner of Milton Brabeck.
Elko Krisantem. Turkish servant of Malko Linge. He used to be a killer.
Alexandra Vogel. Malko's fiancee.

[edit] Movies

Some books have been turned into movies.

S.A.S. San Salvador (1982) (IMDB) starring Miles O'Keeffe as Malko. Based on the novel S.A.S. à San Salvador.
Eye Of The Widow (1989) (IMDB) starring Richard Young as Malko. Based on the books Vengeance Romaine and La veuve de l'ayatollah.