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Reading order

Simon Templar Books in Order

This page lists the complete Simon Templar reading order by Leslie Charteris, with book numbers, publication years, and a publication-order view for readers who want to start at the beginning.

Updated 2026-06-22 / 55 books / 1928-1995

Simon Templar Reading Order

01 The Saint Meets the Tiger / Meet the Tiger! 1928 Buy

02 Enter the Saint 1930 Buy

03 The Saint Closes the Case / The Last Hero 1930 Buy

04 The Avenging Saint / Knight Templar 1930 Buy

05 The Saint Meets his Match 1931 Buy

06 Featuring the Saint 1931 Buy

07 Alias the Saint 1931 Buy

08 The Saint Meets His Match / She Was a Lady / Angels of Doom 1931 Buy

09 The Saint versus Scotland Yard / The Holy Terror 1932 Buy

10 The Saint's Getaway / The Getaway 1932 Buy

11 The Saint and Mr. Teal / Once More the Saint 1933 Buy

12 The Brighter Buccaneer 1933 Buy

13 The Saint in London / The Misfortunes of Mr. Teal 1934 Buy

14 The Saint Intervenes / Boodle 1934 Buy

15 The Saint Goes On 1934 Buy

16 The Saint in New York 1935 Buy

17 Saint Overboard 1936 Buy

18 The Saint in Action / Ace of Knaves 1937 Buy

19 The Saint Bids Diamonds / The Saint at the Thieves' Picnic / Thieves' Picnic 1937 Buy

20 Concerning the Saint 1937 Buy

21 The Saint Plays with Fire / Prelude for War 1938 Buy

22 Follow the Saint 1939 Buy

23 The Happy Highwayman 1939 Buy

24 The Saint in Miami 1940 Buy

25 The Saint Goes West 1942 Buy

26 The Saint Steps In 1943 Buy

27 The Saint on Guard 1944 Buy

28 The Saint and the Sizzling Saboteur 1944 Buy

29 The Saint Sees it Through 1946 Buy

30 Call for the Saint 1948 Buy

31 Saint Errant 1948 Buy

32 The Saint in Europe 1953 Buy

33 The Saint on the Spanish Main 1955 Buy

34 Saint Cleans Up 1955 Buy

35 The Saint Around the World 1956 Buy

36 Thanks to the Saint 1957 Buy

37 Se’or Saint 1958 Buy

38 The Saint to the Rescue 1959 Buy

39 Trust the Saint 1962 Buy

40 The Saint in the Sun 1963 Buy

41 Vendetta for the Saint 1964 Buy

42 The Saint on TV(With: Fleming Lee) 1967 Buy

43 The Saint Returns(With: Fleming Lee) 1968 Buy

44 The Saint and the Fiction Makers(With: Fleming Lee) 1968 Buy

45 The Saint Abroad(With: Fleming Lee) 1969 Buy

46 The Saint in Pursuit(With: Fleming Lee) 1970 Buy

47 The Saint and the People Importers(With: Fleming Lee) 1971 Buy

48 Catch the Saint(With: Fleming Lee) 1975 Buy

49 The Saint and the Hapsburg Necklace(With: Christopher Short) 1975 Buy

50 Send for the Saint(With: Peter Bloxsom) 1977 Buy

51 The Saint in Trouble(With: Graham Weaver) 1978 Buy

52 The Saint and the Templar Treasure(With: Graham Weaver,Donne Avenell) 1979 Buy

53 Count on the Saint(With: Graham Weaver,Donne Avenell) 1980 Buy

54 Salvage for the Saint(With: Peter Bloxsom) 1983 Buy

55 The Saint Is Heard 1995 Buy

Simon Templar Books by Publication Order

1928 The Saint Meets the Tiger / Meet the Tiger! #1

1930 Enter the Saint #2

1930 The Saint Closes the Case / The Last Hero #3

1930 The Avenging Saint / Knight Templar #4

1931 The Saint Meets his Match #5

1931 Featuring the Saint #6

1931 Alias the Saint #7

1931 The Saint Meets His Match / She Was a Lady / Angels of Doom #8

1932 The Saint versus Scotland Yard / The Holy Terror #9

1932 The Saint's Getaway / The Getaway #10

1933 The Saint and Mr. Teal / Once More the Saint #11

1933 The Brighter Buccaneer #12

1934 The Saint in London / The Misfortunes of Mr. Teal #13

1934 The Saint Intervenes / Boodle #14

1934 The Saint Goes On #15

1935 The Saint in New York #16

1936 Saint Overboard #17

1937 The Saint in Action / Ace of Knaves #18

1937 The Saint Bids Diamonds / The Saint at the Thieves' Picnic / Thieves' Picnic #19

1937 Concerning the Saint #20

1938 The Saint Plays with Fire / Prelude for War #21

1939 Follow the Saint #22

1939 The Happy Highwayman #23

1940 The Saint in Miami #24

1942 The Saint Goes West #25

1943 The Saint Steps In #26

1944 The Saint on Guard #27

1944 The Saint and the Sizzling Saboteur #28

1946 The Saint Sees it Through #29

1948 Call for the Saint #30

1948 Saint Errant #31

1953 The Saint in Europe #32

1955 The Saint on the Spanish Main #33

1955 Saint Cleans Up #34

1956 The Saint Around the World #35

1957 Thanks to the Saint #36

1958 Se’or Saint #37

1959 The Saint to the Rescue #38

1962 Trust the Saint #39

1963 The Saint in the Sun #40

1964 Vendetta for the Saint #41

1967 The Saint on TV(With: Fleming Lee) #42

1968 The Saint Returns(With: Fleming Lee) #43

1968 The Saint and the Fiction Makers(With: Fleming Lee) #44

1969 The Saint Abroad(With: Fleming Lee) #45

1970 The Saint in Pursuit(With: Fleming Lee) #46

1971 The Saint and the People Importers(With: Fleming Lee) #47

1975 Catch the Saint(With: Fleming Lee) #48

1975 The Saint and the Hapsburg Necklace(With: Christopher Short) #49

1977 Send for the Saint(With: Peter Bloxsom) #50

1978 The Saint in Trouble(With: Graham Weaver) #51

1979 The Saint and the Templar Treasure(With: Graham Weaver,Donne Avenell) #52

1980 Count on the Saint(With: Graham Weaver,Donne Avenell) #53

1983 Salvage for the Saint(With: Peter Bloxsom) #54

1995 The Saint Is Heard #55

Questions readers ask

What is the correct Simon Templar reading order?

The Simon Templar reading order on this page follows the numbered series order where available, with publication years shown beside each book.

How many Simon Templar books are there?

This catalog currently lists 55 Simon Templar books published across 1928-1995.

Who writes the Simon Templar books?

Simon Templar is listed as a book series by Leslie Charteris.

Should I read Simon Templar in publication order?

For most readers, publication order is the safest way to read Simon Templar. If a separate series order is available, this page shows that order first and publication years beside each title.

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