book log: Leslie Charteris - Enter the Saint

[julesjones]

50) Leslie Charteris - Enter the Saint

Second book in the Saint series, a trio of novelettes/novellas rather than a novel. Simon Templar continues in his adventurer ways, a moral criminal who only targets immoral criminals, bringing a little justice to the world a la Robin Hood and taking a 10% fee to cover his expenses. These stories introduce the Saint's gang of like-minded honest crooks, and one of the stories is largely about Dicky Tremayne. Great fun from the 1930s.

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Comments

[watervole]

I love the dialogue in the early Saint books. There's a fabulous use of simile and a sense of fun.

[julesjones]

Yes, his use of language is delightful.