The Saint Intervenes

by Leslie Charteris

Book Overview

Crooked financiers, bookies, fake inventors, dodgy bankers, porn dealers, unethical businessmen, murderers, thieves, and liars---all will come to regret the day they came to the attention of the Saint.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1477842721
• ISBN13: 9781477842720
• Release Date: July 2014
• Publisher: Thomas & Mercer
• Length: 298 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.4" x 8.2"

Customer Reviews

Saint Saga #13

Further lightweight but entertaining short stories of the Saint (in the same vein as The Brighter Buccaneer), wherein more mysteries are unravelled, more swindlers swindled, and more beer consumed. Unlike some of his contemporaries, Charteris appears to have been neither a snob nor an inverted snob (although "The Noble Sportsman" contains some blistering remarks about the Huntin', Shootin' and Fishin' ethos). Politicians, however, get a tremendous series of bloody noses from the Saint books, and captains of industry do not fare well either, as here in "The Sleepless Knight". Pat and Claud Eustace feature throughout, as usual; and Monty Hayward, Peter Quentin and (briefly) Dicky Tremayne drop in to remind us of old times. The story "The Uncritical Publisher" is missing from some editions, so be careful which you get. Variously published as "Boodle" and "The Saint Intervenes". P.S. For a list of -- and discussion of -- all Charteris's Saint books, see my So You'd Like To... Guide.

Very Short, Witty Stories

This is a collection of very short stories; 14 stories in 190 pages. "The Ingenuous Colonel", "The Unfortunate Financier", "The Newdick Helicopter", "The Prince of Cherkessia", "The Treasure of Turk's Lane","The Sleepless Knight", "The Uncritical Publisher", "The Noble Sportsman","The Damsel in Distress", "The Loving Brothers", "The Tall Timber", "The Art Photographer", "The Man Who Liked Toys" and "The Mixture as Before".I wouldn't say all the stories are nicely plotted, but they are all quite enjoyable. The Saint says "The bloke who takes money off the bloke who takes money off the sucker is something even brighter." Yes, he is a very bright guy, and that makes the stories smart and witty. The Saint gives various medicine to various villains. For example, he cons con men, blackmails a blackmailer, gives lessons to "respectable" men (such as a stock manipulator and an employer like a slave-driver) and helps Inspector Teal to solve murder cases. I like "The Prince of Cherkessia" best; no dull parts and the most unexpected ending.

Very Short, Witty Stories

This is a collection of very short stories; 14 stories in 190 pages. "The Ingenuous Colonel", "The Unfortunate Financier", "The Newdick Helicopter", "The Prince of Cherkessia", "The Treasure of Turk's Lane","The Sleepless Knight", "The Uncritical Publisher", "The Noble Sportsman","The Damsel in Distress", "The Loving Brothers", "The Tall Timber", "The Art Photographer", "The Man Who Liked Toys" and "The Mixture as Before".I wouldn't say all the stories are nicely plotted, but they are all quite enjoyable. The Saint says "The bloke who takes money off the bloke who takes money off the sucker is something even brighter." Yes, he is a very bright guy, and that makes the stories smart and witty. The Saint gives various medicine to various villains. For example, he cons con men, blackmails a blackmailer, gives lessons to "respectable" men (such as a stock manipulator and an employer like a slave-driver) and helps Inspector Teal to solve murder cases. I like "The Prince of Cherkessia" best; no dull parts and the most unexpected ending.