Trust the Saint

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Trust the Saint
Late 1970s edition tying in with the Return of the Saint TV series
Author	Leslie Charteris
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English
Series	The Saint
Genre(s)	Mystery, Short Stories
Publisher	The Crime Club
Publication date	1962
Media type	Print (Hardback & Paperback)
ISBN	NA
Preceded by	The Saint to the Rescue
Followed by	The Saint in the Sun

Trust the Saint is a collection of short stories by Leslie Charteris, first published in 1962 by The Crime Club in the United States and by Hodder and Stoughton in the United Kingdom. This was the 35th book to feature the adventures of Simon Templar, alias "The Saint", and was published around the time the character began to receive wide recognition through the TV series The Saint starring Roger Moore as Templar.

[edit] Stories

The book consisted of 6 stories:

1. The Helpful Pirate
2. The Bigger Game
3. The Cleaner Cure
4. The Intemperate Reformer
5. The Uncured Ham
6. The Convenient Monster

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[edit] Television adaptations

Two stories from this collection were later adapted as episodes of the 1962-69 TV series, The Saint.

"The Helpful Pirate" and "The Convenient Monster" aired back-to-back during the fifth season, airing on October 28 and November 4, 1966, respectively.

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