Rose Charteris' dead body at the bottom of a sand pit let the onlookers believe that probably she died due to a freak accident… But Chief Inspector Pointer is deeply suspicious as there are many people who will directly benefit from her murder! Excerpt: "Cockburn thought that the colonel looked vexed. An old scar on his forehead blazed a bar of crimson. A sign of anger. Yet he could hardly be annoyed with the girls for knowing where the professor was. But already the colonel had puzzled him on the courts. Generally a fine player—to-day! Cockburn eyed him as he cut a cigar unevenly, and decided that something was up. It was not Colonel Scarlett's habit to chip a Corona like that. Nor to hold it so tightly that it leaked. Nor to smoke it at a pace which would turn it into an overheated cabbage stalk."

Templar seeks to avenge the death of his dearest friend.

He may not always be on the right side of the law, but with his charm and Robin Hood morality, he is clearly on the side of angels: he is the Saint.

Two more adventures for the Saint, based on two stories from Return of the Saint.

"Meet the Tiger" by Leslie Charteris: Classic mystery thriller introducing The Saint. "Meet the Tiger" marks the debut of Leslie Charteris's iconic character, Simon Templar, also known as The Saint. This gripping mystery thriller falls within the genre of detective fiction and introduces readers to the suave and resourceful anti-hero who would go on to become one of the most beloved figures in crime literature. Set against the backdrop of 1920s London, the novel follows Templar as he embarks on his first adventure, unraveling a complex web of intrigue and deception. With his sharp wit, cunning intellect, and unyielding sense of justice, The Saint navigates the seedy underbelly of the city, confronting villains and righting wrongs along the way. Charteris's prose is fast-paced and action-packed, drawing readers into a world of danger and excitement where no mystery is too challenging for The Saint to solve. Through clever plot twists and exhilarating escapades, "Meet the Tiger" keeps readers on the edge of their seats until the very end. As the inaugural installment in the long-running series featuring Simon Templar, "Meet the Tiger" lays the foundation for a literary phenomenon that continues to captivate audiences to this day.

"The bestselling Saint novel which sees Simon hired to clean up the criminals from Prohibition-era New York, only to discover that the Big Fellow is pulling the strings"--Unedited summary from the book.