Thanks to the Saint is a collection of short stories by Leslie Charteris, first published in December 1957 by The Crime Club (an imprint of Doubleday & Company) in the United States, and by Hodder and Stoughton in the United Kingdom in 1958. It is the thirty-second book in the long-running series chronicling the adventures of the gentleman adventurer Simon Templar, known as "The Saint."
Publication Details
| Attribute | Detail |
|---|---|
| Author | Leslie Charteris |
| Language | English |
| Series | The Saint |
| Genre | Mystery, Short Stories |
| Publisher | The Crime Club (US) / Hodder and Stoughton (UK) |
| Publication date | December 1957 (US) / 1958 (UK) |
| Media type | Print (hardback & paperback) |
| Preceded by | The Saint Around the World |
| Followed by | Señor Saint |
Stories
The book consists of six short stories:
- "The Bunco Artists"
- "The Happy Suicide"
- "The Good Medicine"
- "The Unescapable Word" (sic — the title is intentionally or erroneously ungrammatical)
- "The Perfect Sucker"
- "The Careful Terrorist"
Television Adaptations
All but one of the stories in this collection were adapted into episodes of the 1962–69 television series The Saint, starring Roger Moore:
- "The Careful Terrorist" — aired as the third episode of the first season on 18 October 1962.
- "The Bunco Artists" — aired during season two on 19 December 1963.
- "The Good Medicine" — aired during season two on 6 February 1964.
- "The Unescapable Word" — retitled to the more grammatically correct "The Inescapable Word" and aired on 28 January 1965 during season three.
- "The Happy Suicide" — aired on 11 March 1965 during season three.
References
- Wurzer, Tony (31 January 1958). "2 Old Standbys, the Pilgrim And the Saint, Excel Again". The Buffalo News.
- Charteris, Leslie (1985). Thanks to the Saint. Bath: Chivers.
