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gold bullion from a government aircraft. Templar's plans to clear his name are complicated when Hoppy punches out a policeman and Teal finds himself with a case that might finally put
Templar behind bars. It is stated that five years have passed since Templar's first dealings with Inspector Teal, which coincides with the first stories featuring Teal that appeared in 1929.
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The Art of Alibi: The Saint has to clear his name after his signature calling card (a drawing of a stick figure with a halo) is left at the scene of a murder and the theft of an aeroplane. At the heart of the case is a madman who really believes he is The Saint, and plans to liberate 10 tons worth of
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Finance: Templar impersonates a forger in order to stop the richest man in Europe from generating a cache of fake bond certificates, but soon finds himself in the midst of a bizarre case of impersonation and accidental death. This story reintroduces Orace, Templar's former butler, after an
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235:). The book contains secrets related to war profiteering by several prominent Englishmen; Templar plans to create a one-million-pound foundation to aid the victims of war by blackmailing the men featured in Marius' book. This story introduces
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283:"The Simon Templar Foundation" - 10 February 1934 (as "The Book of Fate")
286:"The Higher Finance" - 24 February 1934 (as "On the Night of the 13th!")
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192:, a 1939 RKO film based upon a story in an earlier Saint volume,
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289:"The Art of Alibi" - 24 March 1934 (as "After the Murder")
174:. The book was republished under two additional titles:
166:, first published in the United Kingdom in May 1934 by
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The three novellas had previously been published in
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217:and a recurring adversary of Templar's.
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307:Lofts, W.O.G.; Adley, Derek (1971).
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771:The Saint and the Hapsburg Necklace
795:The Saint and the Templar Treasure
755:The Saint and the People Importers
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279:magazine under different titles:
158:is a collection of three mystery
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1159:(1929) (Teal's first appearance)
731:The Saint and the Fiction Makers
121:Print (hardback & paperback)
1066:The Saint: The Software Murders
309:The Saint and Leslie Charteris
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1018:The Saint and the Brave Goose
833:The Saint (film novelization)
638:The Saint on the Spanish Main
1226:Hodder & Stoughton books
1211:1934 short story collections
494:The Misfortunes of Mr. Teal
155:The Misfortunes of Mr. Teal
19:The Misfortunes of Mr. Teal
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919:The Saint's Double Trouble
646:The Saint Around the World
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1042:The Saint: The Blue Dulac
951:The Saint Meets the Tiger
935:The Saint in Palm Springs
606:The Saint Sees it Through
368:The Saint (Simon Templar)
259:absence of several years.
186:(not to be confused with
170:and the United States by
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860:The Saint's Second Front
1074:The Saint: The Big Bang
1058:The Saint: Wrong Number
699:(credited to Charteris)
670:The Saint to the Rescue
1026:The Saint in Manhattan
1010:Vendetta for the Saint
975:Le Saint prend l'affût
967:Le Saint mène la danse
903:The Saint Strikes Back
707:Vendetta for the Saint
486:The Brighter Buccaneer
248:The Brighter Buccaneer
131:The Brighter Buccaneer
895:The Saint in New York
811:Salvage for the Saint
518:The Saint in New York
205:-inspired character,
943:The Saint's Vacation
927:The Saint Takes Over
787:The Saint in Trouble
747:The Saint in Pursuit
686:The Saint in the Sun
566:The Happy Highwayman
213:, an inspector with
177:The Saint in England
168:Hodder and Stoughton
88:Hodder and Stoughton
29:The Saint in London
24:The Saint in England
1216:Simon Templar books
1129:Return of the Saint
1093:Radio and TV series
911:The Saint in London
654:Thanks to the Saint
630:The Saint in Europe
582:The Saint Goes West
478:Once More the Saint
430:Featuring the Saint
271:Publication history
242:Once More the Saint
189:The Saint in London
183:The Saint in London
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1002:The Fiction Makers
959:The Saint's Return
803:Count On the Saint
779:Send for the Saint
614:Call for the Saint
598:The Saint on Guard
590:The Saint Steps In
574:The Saint in Miami
378:Claud Eustace Teal
211:Claud Eustace Teal
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852:Unpublished works
841:Capture the Saint
723:The Saint Returns
534:The Ace of Knaves
510:The Saint Goes On
446:Wanted for Murder
180:and, as of 1952,
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110:Publication place
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1148:Related articles
1034:Fear in Fun Park
876:The Saint's Lady
868:Bet on the Saint
739:The Saint Abroad
558:Follow the Saint
449:(US only – 1931)
441:(UK only – 1931)
433:(UK only – 1931)
389:Leslie Charteris
354:Leslie Charteris
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164:Leslie Charteris
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101:Publication date
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715:The Saint on TV
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678:Trust the Saint
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542:Thieves' Picnic
526:Saint Overboard
462:The Holy Terror
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406:Enter the Saint
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1163:S.W.O.R.D.
824:Burl Barer
361:Characters
294:References
203:Robin Hood
1156:Daredevil
1109:The Saint
1101:The Saint
1082:The Saint
983:The Saint
822:Books by
387:Books by
350:The Saint
84:Publisher
68:The Saint
1189:Category
1169:Hirondel
1116:episodes
994:TV films
277:Thriller
160:novellas
56:Language
470:Getaway
221:Stories
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