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Leslie Charteris (/ ˈ tʃ ɑːr t ər ɪ s /; born Leslie Charles Bowyer-Yin; 12 May 1907 – 15 April 1993), was a British-Chinese author of adventure fiction, as well as a screenwriter. He was best known for his many books chronicling the adventures of his hero Simon Templar, alias "The Saint".
Leslie Charteris (born Leslie Charles Bowyer Yin; 1907–1993) was a British-American writer best known for his series on stories featuring Simon Templar, also known as The Saint.
Title [12] [13] [14]Year Of First PublicationFirst Edition PublisherFormatX Esquire1927Ward Lock & Co, LondonNovelThe White Rider1928Ward Lock & Co, LondonNovel1928Ward Lock & Co, LondonNovelThe Bandit1929Ward Lock & Co, LondonNovelMay 9, 2024 · Leslie Charteris (born May 12, 1907, Singapore—died April 15, 1993, Windsor, Berkshire, Eng.) was an author of highly popular mystery-adventure novels and creator of Simon Templar, better known as “the Saint” and sometimes called the “Robin Hood of modern crime.”
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Leslie Charteris was one of the famous authors of Britain who used to write novels based on the Culinary, mystery and Thriller genres. He was born as Leslie Charles Bowyer-Yin on May 12, 1907 in Singapore.
Apr 15, 1993 · Born Leslie Charles Bowyer-Yin, Leslie Charteris 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."
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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 participation were published in 1997.
Leslie Charteris has 604 books on Goodreads with 32001 ratings. Leslie Charteris’s most popular book is Enter the Saint.
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