The Saint Abroad

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The Saint Abroad

1969 paperback edition
Author Fleming Lee (based upon teleplays by Michael Pertwee and characters by Leslie Charteris)
Country United Kingdom
Language English
Series The Saint
Genre(s) Mystery, Novellas
Publisher The Crime Club
Publication date 1969
Media type Print (Hardback & Paperback)
Preceded by The Saint and the Fiction Makers
Followed by The Saint in Pursuit

The Saint Abroad is a collection of two mystery novellas by Fleming Lee, continuing the adventures of the sleuth Simon Templar aka "The Saint", created by Leslie Charteris. This book was first published in the United States in 1969 by The Crime Club, and in the United Kingdom in 1970 by Hodder and Stoughton.

Although credited to Leslie Charteris on the front cover, Fleming Lee was credited with writing the novellas, which were adaptations of two episodes from the 1962-69 television series The Saint originally written by Michael Pertwee. Charteris served in an editorial capacity.

[edit] Stories

The book consisted of the following stories:

  1. The Art Collectors
  2. The Persistent Patriots