Once More the Saint is a collection of three interrelated mystery novellas by Leslie Charteris, first published in the United Kingdom by Hodder and Stoughton in 1933. This was the tenth book to feature the adventures of Simon Templar, alias "The Saint". The first American edition, published the same year, changed the title to The Saint and Mr. Teal, which was later adopted by UK editions of the book. (Mr. Teal refers to Scotland Yard Inspector Cl...
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Once More the Saint is a collection of three interrelated mystery novellas by Leslie Charteris, first published in the United Kingdom by Hodder and Stoughton in 1933. This was the tenth book to feature the adventures of Simon Templar, alias "The Saint". The first American edition, published the same year, changed the title to The Saint and Mr. Teal, which was later adopted by UK editions of the book. (Mr. Teal refers to Scotland Yard Inspector Claud Eustace Teal, a recurring character.)
The first two stories in the book were originally published in the UK magazine, Thriller in 1932, with the third story being written exclusively for the book.
The book, which picks up soon after the events of the previous full-length novel, Getaway, consisted of the following stories (designated as Part One, Part Two, and Part Three):
All three stories in this collection were adapted as episodes of The Saint.
"The Death Penalty" was first broadcast during the show's third season on December 3, 1964. ...
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