Count on the Saint
Encyclopedia
Count on the Saint is a collection of two mystery novella
s by Graham Weaver and Donne Avenell, continuing the adventures of the sleuth Simon Templar
aka "The Saint", created by Leslie Charteris
. Charteris served in an editorial capacity and received front-page author credit.
This book was first published in the United States
in 1980 by The Crime Club
, followed by a British
edition by Hodder and Stoughton the same year.
This is the final collection of Saint novellas to be published to date; the final few volumes were full novels.
Novella
A novella is a written, fictional, prose narrative usually longer than a novelette but shorter than a novel. The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America Nebula Awards for science fiction define the novella as having a word count between 17,500 and 40,000...
s by Graham Weaver and Donne Avenell, continuing the adventures of the sleuth Simon Templar
Simon Templar
Simon Templar is a British fictional character known as The Saint featured in a long-running series of books by Leslie Charteris published between 1928 and 1963. After that date, other authors collaborated with Charteris on books until 1983; two additional works produced without Charteris’s...
aka "The Saint", created by Leslie Charteris
Leslie Charteris
Leslie Charteris , born Leslie Charles Bowyer-Yin, was a half-Chinese, half English author of primarily mystery fiction, as well as a screenwriter. He was best known for his many books chronicling the adventures of Simon Templar, alias "The Saint."-Early life:Charteris was born to a Chinese father...
. Charteris served in an editorial capacity and received front-page author credit.
This book was first published in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
in 1980 by The Crime Club
The Crime Club
The Crime Club was an imprint of the Doubleday publishing company, which later spawned a 1946-47 anthology radio series.Many classic and popular works of detective and mystery fiction had their first U.S. editions published via the Crime Club, including all 50 books of The Saint by Leslie Charteris...
, followed by a British
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
edition by Hodder and Stoughton the same year.
This is the final collection of Saint novellas to be published to date; the final few volumes were full novels.
Stories
The book consisted of the following stories:- The Pastor's Problem
- The Unsaintly Santa