BIBLIOGRAPHY
OF THE FRENCH "SAINT" NOVELS
by Jean-Marc Lofficier
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BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE FRENCH "SAINT" NOVELS |
Format: (Plot summary (for "French" novels only))
(Reprinted in Omnibus No. 4) (Reprinted in Omnibus No. 5) (Also see No.9.) (Also see Nos.8 & 18.) (Reprinted in Omnibus No. 5) (Reprinted in Omnibus No. 6) (Also see Nos.18 & 22.) (Reprinted in Omnibus No. 8) (Reprinted in Omnibus No. 6) (Also see Nos.9 & 13.) (Also see No.22.) (Also see Nos.13 & 20.) (The Uncritical Publisher and The Noble Sportsman
were not included.) (Also see Nos.69 & 76.) (Simon is framed for murder in connection with a baby adoption center called Sanctuary.
He then helps actress Diane Lamour recover her stolen jewels and defeat a blackmailer, the "Stitcher"
who threatens to ruin her beauty. Finally, he fights Culver, a crooked magician, and eventually exposes meek banker
Bill Anderson as the ring leader of a nationwide gang of blackmailers.) (Marty Kane, manager of a New York night club, The Lame Duck, sends Simon to dentist
Dr. Gilbert, which puts him on the trail of missing killer Dutch Foster who has found refuge in a circus.) (Simon is summoned by Marie Virva to solve the murder of her ex-husband, Paul
Henley. He and Marie then run into a gang of killers led by the mysterious Black Widow, who is after Oscar Dole's
pearl necklace. After helping old Mrs. Gilbert solve her butler's murder, Simon discovers that the real Black Widow
was not the gang leader, Mendoza, but Marie herself.) (In Los Angeles, Simon fights Dr. Williams and a gang of criminals. He then join
forces with trucker Falstaff to defeat Louie's fencing operation. Finally, he exposes the ringleader, Armstrong,
the director of a Youth Organization called the Angels, who uses children to commit crimes.) (In New York, Simon is framed by Lorraine, the wife of gambler Tom Clark, for
her husband's murder. In reality, Clark is still alive under the guise of gangster Steve Masco. The Saint also
becomes involved with a crooked fight, and escaped convict Savadel who is looking for revenge.) (Drug kingpin Warner Wilson uses the Saint to eliminate his four partners: Lane,
Becker, Harlan and Henley, so that all the profits from their traffic will remain his alone. The plot revolves
around the Crestview medical facility and Lane's use of Chinese coffins to smuggle drugs.) (Simon defeats Hallister, the head of A.A.A., a Kansas City publisher of crime
novels, who blackmails murderers -- among which Joan Brooks who is accused of having killed her husband. A green
parrot named Oscar provides a vital clue.) (Books Nos. 53 & 54 are explicitedy said to take place between Parts 1 and
2.) From The Saint Intervenes:
(The Uncritical Publisher and The Noble Sportsman
were not included.) (Also see Nos. 24 & 76.) (Also see Nos.24 and 69.)
LDP 5456. Le Saint à la Télévision (1980) (The Saint on TV)
(by Fleming Lee & John Kruse). LDP 5501. Le Saint se Fache (1981) (The Saint Gets Angry)
(The Saint in Trouble) (by Graham
Weaver, John Kruse & Terence Feely).
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Text Comparisons
© 2007 Jean-Marc Lofficier. This article first appeared in a slightly different form in the Summer '94 issue
of The Epistle.
Thanks to Ian Dickerson for Research Assist.
Thanks to Dan Bodenheimer, Marcel Bernadac, and Patrick Verdant for additional cover scans.
Number in the Fayard "Saint" series. French Title (Date of first French publication) (English translation
of French title) (Original title(s)
if/when different) (French reprints - LDP = Livre de Poche).
(Notes)
1. Le Saint à New York (1938) (The Saint in New York) (rep. LDP 2190, 1967; rep.
10/18 No. 2059, 1989).
2. L'Héroïque Aventure
(1938) (The Heroic Adventure)
(Knight Templar/The Avenging Saint) (rep. LDP 2746, 1970).
(Reprinted in Omnibus No. 1)
3. Les Anges des Ténèbres
(1938) (The Angels of Darkness)
(The Saint Meets His Match/Angels of Doom/She
Was a Lady) (rep. LDP 3121, 1971).
4. La Justice du Saint (1938)
(The Saint's Justice) (Saint Overboard/The
Pirate Saint) (rep. LDP 2610, 1969; also serialized in the magazine Story Nos. 281 seq., 1950-51).
5. Le Saint et les Mauvais Garçons
(1939) (The Saint and The Bad Boys)
(Alias the Saint) (rep. LDP 2393,
1969).
6. Le Saint et l'Archiduc (1939)
(The Saint and the Archduke) (Getaway) (rep. LDP 2376, 1968).
(Reprinted in Omnibus No. 1)
7. Le Saint à Londres (1939) (The Saint in London) (The
Saint versus Scotland Yard/The
Holy Terror) (rep. LDP 2436, 1968; rep. 10/18 No. 2058, 1989).
8. Ici le Saint! (1939) (The Saint Here!) (Once
More the Saint/The Saint &
Mr. Teal) (rep. LDP 3156, 1971).
(Reprinted in Omnibus No. 4)
9. Les Compagnons du Saint (1940)
(The Saint's Companions) (Once More the Saint/The
Saint & Mr. Teal) & (Enter
the Saint) (rep. LDP 3211, 1971).
(Reprinted in Omnibus No. 2)
10. Le Saint à Ténériffe
(1940) (The Saint in Teneriffe)
(The Saint Bids Diamonds/Thieves' Picnic) (rep. LDP, 1970; rep. 10/18 No.
2060, 1989).
(Reprinted in Omnibus No. 2)
11. Le Saint Contre Teal (1941)
(The Saint vs. Teal) (The Misfortunes of Mr.Teal/The
Saint in London/The Saint in England) (rep. LDP 3255, 1971).
12. En Suivant le Saint (1941)
(Follow the Saint) (rep. LDP 3390,
1972).
13. Le Saint s'en va t-en guerre
(1945) (The Saint Goes To War)
(Featuring the Saint) & (The Saint Goes On) (rep. LDP 3318, 1972).
(Reprinted in Omnibus No. 5)
14. Le Saint contre le Marché Noir
(1946) (The Saint vs. The Black Market)
(The Saint on Guard) (rep. LDP
3415, 1972).
15. Le Saint Joue... et Gagne
(1946) (The Saint Plays... And Wins)
(The Saint Plays With Fire/Prelude for War) (rep. LDP 3463, 1973).
(Reprinted in Omnibus No. 6)
16. Le Saint contre Mr. Z... (1946) (The Saint vs. Mr. Z...) (The
Saint in Action/The Ace of Knaves) (rep. LDP 3348, 1972).
17. Le Saint à Miami (1947)
(The Saint in Miami) (rep. LDP
4740, 1976).
(Reprinted in Omnibus No. 7)
18. La Marque du Saint (1947)
(The Mark of the Saint) (Enter the Saint) & (Featuring
the Saint) (rep. LDP 3287, 1972).
(Reprinted in Omnibus No. 2)
19. Mais le Saint troubla la fête
(1947) (But the Saint Disturbed the Party)
(The Saint Steps In) (rep. LDP
3505, 1973).
(Reprinted in Omnibus No. 7)
20. Le Saint au Far West (1947)
(The Saint in the Far West) (The Saint Goes West) (rep. LDP 3553, 1973).
(Reprinted in Omnibus No. 7)
21. Le Saint, Cookie et Cie. (1948)
(The Saint, Cookie & Co.)
(The Saint Sees It Through) (rep.
LDP 3582, 1973).
(Reprinted in Omnibus No. 8)
22. Le Saint conduit le Bal (1948) (The Saint Leads the Dance) (The
Saint Goes On) & (The Saint
Goes West) (rep. LDP 3612, 1973).
(Reprinted in Omnibus No. 8)
23. On Demande le Saint (1948)
(Call for the Saint) (rep. LDP
3644, 1973).
24. Le Saint s'amuse (1949) (The Saint Has Fun) (rep. LDP 3660, 1973).
From The Brightest Buccaneer:
From
The Saint Intervenes:
From The Happy Highwayman:
25. Le Saint et les Femmes (1949)
(The Saint and Women) (Saint Errant) (rep. LDP 3870, 1974).
26. Quand le Saint s'en mêle
(1950) (When the Saint Meddles)
(rep. LDP 3895, 1974).
27. La Loi du Saint (1951) (The Saint's Law) (rep. LDP 3945, 1974).
28. Le Saint ramène un Héritier
(1952) (The Saint Brings Back an Heir)
(rep. LDP 3836, 1973).
Three interconnected stories:
29. Le Saint ne veut pas chanter
(1952) (The Saint Refuses to Sing)
(rep. LDP 3973, 1974).
Three interconnected stories:
30. Le Saint et le Canard Boiteux (1953) (The Saint and the Lame Duck) (rep. LDP 4023, 1974).
Three interconnected stories:
31. Le Saint et la Veuve Noire
(1953) (The Saint and the Black Widow)
(rep. LDP 4118, 1975).
Three interconnected stories:
32. Les Anges appellent le Saint
(1953) (The Angels Call For the Saint)
(rep. LDP 4164, 1975).
Three interconnected stories:
33. Le Saint parie sur la mort
(1953) (The Saint Bets on Death)
(rep. LDP 4183, 1975).
Three interconnected stories:
34. Le Saint refuse une Couronne
(1954) (The Saint Refuses a Crown)
(NYH-T) (rep. LDP 4208, 1975).
(Simon helps Elaine Valdor, heir to the Roldavian throne, to defeat Prince Hugo and financier Lord Bullfish, and
regain her throne. He turns down her offer to become her consort.)
(In the original NYH-T strip,
Roldavia is called Valdor.)
35. Le Saint se bat contre un Fantôme (1954)
(The Saint Battles a Phantom)
(The Saint Meets a Ghost?) (rep.
LDP 4188, 1976).
Three interconnected stories:
36. Le Saint découvre le Virus 13
(1954) (The Saint Discovers Virus 13)
(NYH-T) (The
Saint Takes Germs/Intro Greta
Morgan) (rep. LDP 4715, 1976).
(The Saint fights nazi scientist Anton Morgan and his wife Greta to prevent the release of the deadly Virus 13.
The Saint eventually kills Anton but Greta escapes with the money.)
37. Le Saint joue avec le feu
(1954) (The Saint Plays with Fire)
(NYH-T) (rep. LDP 4789, 1976).
(After four American scientists mysteriously disappear, Simon, Patricia and Hoppy discover a scheme by circus operator
Candy Gangelin and lion-tamer Otto to ship out the missing scientists. The action takes place in Florida with Sheriff
Haskins (from No.17) making an appearance.
(Not the same book as No.15.)
38. Le Saint contre le Triangle
(1955) (The Saint vs. the Triangle)
(NYH-T) (rep. LDP 4811, 1976).
(In Nevada, Simon helps Mary Green fight Hal Goss and two other criminals known as the Triangle for the secret
of a gold mine she stands to inherit from Mr. Fergus, a dying outlaw and her grandfather's former partner.)
39. Le Saint au Carnaval de Rio
(1955) (The Saint at the Carnival of Rio)
(NYH-T) (rep. LDP 4849, 1977).
(Simon, Patricia and Hoppy fights famous forger Magorsky and his associates during the Carnival of Rio.)
40. Le Saint et le Perroquet Vert
(1955) (The Saint and the Green Parakeet)
(The Saint's Truth is Under Rain)
(rep. LDP 4924, 1977).
Three interconnected stories:
41. Le Saint condamne sans appel
(1955) (The Saint Condemns Without Appeal)
(NYH-T) (rep. LDP 5009, 1977).
(Hamilton uses Simon to defeat Noah S. Banson, the head of the Serpent ring, who is also a foreign spy who plots
to set up an enemy base near Pearl Harbor.)
42. Le Saint choisit la Mort Douce
(1955) (The Saint Chooses A Painless Death)
(NYH-T) (rep. LDP 5042, 1978).
(Simon outwits D.F. Jakes who offers would-be suicidees a painless death, then arranges for them to regain their
taste for life, then threatens to go though with his end of the contract unless they pay him ransom money.)
43. Le Saint chasse la Blonde
(1956) (The Saint Hunts The Blonde)
(NYH-T) (rep. LDP 5296, 1979).
(In Los Angeles, Simon encounters Olga Ramos, a.k.a. Greta Morgan, and prevents her from stealing the money that
Juan Lobo, a Banana Republic President, is planning to take away before he gets overthrown by his people.)
44. Le Saint devient Nourrice Sèche (1956)
(The Saint Plays Nursemaid) (NYH-T) (rep. LDP 5171, 1978).
(The Saint foils the plans of Big Tony, a gangster who is determined to do everything in his power so that his
daughter, Lizza, who ignores his identity, is happy.)
45. Le Saint en Europe (1956)
(The Saint in Europe).
46. Le Saint voit une Soucoupe Volante
(1956) (The Saint Meets a Flying Saucer)
(NYH-T).
(Simon defeats Dr. Quale who has built a fake flying saucer to extort money from people who believe they have been
contacted by an alien named Xot.)
47. Le Saint devient Pirate (1956)
(The Saint Becomes a Pirate) (NYH-T).
(Greta Morgan uses a drug to brainwash the Saint, who then helps her run a pirate ring in the Atlantic. Eventually
free of the drug's influence, the Saint then prevents Greta from kidnapping Greek millionaire Kyros Chrysos. Greta
escapes.)
48. Le Saint exige la Tête
(1957) (The Saint Requests the Head)
(NYH-T).
Three interconnected stories:
49. Le Saint suit la mode (1957) (The Saint Follows The Fashion) (NYH-T).
(In England, Simon and Joelle Darcenay defeats fashion designer Valentine who uses hi-fi equipment to simulate
an enemy air attack over London in order for him to stage a giant burglary.)
50. Premier Prix au Saint (1957)
(First Prize for the Saint) (NYH-T).
(In New York, Simon defeats forger Spats Lieber who plans to use a phony game show to launder fake US bonds, with
the unwitting complicity of actor/host Tag Tower.)
51. Le Saint aux Antilles (1957)
(The Saint in the Antilles) (The Saint on the Spanish Main).
52. J'accuse le Saint (1957) (I Accuse the Saint) (NYH-T).
Two interconnected stories:
53. Greta emballe le Saint (1958)
(Greta Wraps Up The Saint) (NYH-T).
(Following Greta's trail, Simon travels to France where he teams up again with Joelle Darcenay (see No.49) to foil
gun merchant Horace Dumet, Ivanoff and Greta Morgan's gun smuggling operations in Northern Africa. There, the Saint
ends up leading a slave rebellion.)
54. Plus fort que le Saint (1958)
(Stronger than the Saint) (Bet on the Saint) (not to be confused with an
alternate version of the same NYH-T story by Fleming Lee).
(In Los Angeles, Prof. Pilby discovers a wonder drug endowing super strength and speed. The Saint defeats gangsters
who have their own ideas for its creative use.)
55. Vive le Saint (1958) (Hurray for the Saint) (NYH-T).
Two interconnected stories:
56. Le Spectre du Saint (1958)
(The Saint's Spectre) (NYH-T).
(In California, Hamilton uses Simon to unmasks a foreign spy ring led by Raab, Dancey and Hilda Shane. They throw
the Saint in the Ocean, but he escapes. He pretends to be dead and returns to spook them up into surrendering.)
57. Le Saint autour du monde (1959)
(The Saint Around The World).
58. Le Saint et le Tyran (1959) (The
Saint and the Tyrant) (NYH-T).
(In Escudia, Simon helps rebel leader Dr. Cortes overthrow tyrant Borgaz and his accomplice, Valdinez.)
(In the original NYH-T strip, Escudia is called Escoria.)
59. L'Enfer attend le Saint (1959)
(Hell Awaits the Saint) (NYH-T).
(In Haiti, Simon defeats mad scientist Dr. Zoran whose rejuvenating machine produces brainless zombies.)
60. Le Saint contre les Cagoules Grises
(1959) (The Saint vs. the Grey Hoods)
(NYH-T).
(In England, Simon defeats Colonel Graw, the ringleader of a paramilitary gang of thieves, the Grey Hoods, who
use infra-red glasses to commit burglaries during foggy nights.)
(In the original NYH-T strip, the Grey Hoods are called the Gray Ghosts.)
61. Le Saint à Paris (1959)
(The Saint in Paris) (NYH-T).
(In Paris, Simon fights Russian spymaster Varon to save beautiful French scientist Marie Latour, while trying to
avoid being arrested by Inspector Quercy.)
62. Sacrifions le Saint (1960)
(Let's Sacrifice the Saint) (NYH-T).
(Simon is hired by the Gem Merchants Protective association to fight Inga Rolf, a.k.a. Greta Morgan, and Toff Lyken,
who have located a lost Inca tribe in Amazonia, and use local superstitions to steal their treasure of precious
emeralds.)
63. Merci, le Saint! (1960) (Thanks to the Saint).
64. Le Saint Prend l'Affut (1960) (The Saint Lies In Wait) (The
Saint in Pursuit) (NYH-T) (with Fleming Lee).
(From Lisbon to Switzerland, Simon helps young Vicky Kinian gather her late father's inheritance (he was an OSS
agent) and fights Russian spymaster Uzdanov.)
(The French motion picture "adaptation" bears no resemblance to the book.)
65. A l'eau, le Saint! (1961)
(The Saint in the Water) (NYH-T).
(In the Bahamas, Simon fights Garwell and Luzik to help his friend Dan Morrow find an underwater treasure.)
66. Le Saint au volant (1961)
(The Saint Behind the Wheel) (NYH-T).
(In England, the Saint takes part in a cross-country race to protect young automobile engineer Ian Foyle and his
fiancée Margaret Westland from her villainous cousin Charles West.)
67. Pas de Vacances pour le Saint
(1961) (No Holidays for the Saint)
(Señor Saint).
68. Le Saint au Bois Dormant (1961)
(The Saint in Sleeping Beauty's Castle)
(NYH-T).
(In the South of France, the Saint defeats Sir Charles to keeps his niece Wendy living in a fairy tales castle,
Château Sorcelou, so that he can have her committed and keep her inheritance.)
69. Les Atouts du Saint (1962)
(The Trumps of the Saint).
From The Brighter Buccaneer:
From
The Happy Highwayman:
70. Le Saint et Patricia (1962)
(The Saint and Patricia) (Meet the Tiger!).
(First published in 1951 by Editions Gallimard under the title Le Secret
de la Vieille Maison (The Secret
of the Old House)).
(Reprinted in Omnibus No. 4)
71. Le Saint au Mexique (1962)
(The Saint in Mexico) (NYH-T).
(Hamilton sends Simon to Mexico to uncover Inky Schatz, a forger of fake dollars. There, Simon defeats Mexican
bandit El Tigre.)
(Also serialized in a reedited version in Télé-Moustique No. 2123 seq. 1966)
72. Le Saint et le Dernier Héros (1962) (The Saint and the Last Hero) (The Saint Closes the Case/The
Last Hero).
(First published in the imprint "Detective", No. 33, Editions Gallimard, 1935, reprinted in 1951, also
by Editions Gallimard under the title Le Dernier Héros (The Last Hero)).
(Reprinted in Omnibus No. 1)
73. Le Saint en Afrique (1963)
(The Saint in Africa) (NYH-T).
(In Kanaba, Africa, Simon defeats Dr. Bogan and Weedy to help missionary Dr. Grey. Bogan seeks the secret of a
miracle drug known only to the local tribe, the Zikus. Simon eventually becomes the new chief of the Ziskus.)
74. Le Saint à la Rescousse
(1963) (The Saint to the Rescue).
75. Le Saint retrouve Greta (1963)
(The Saint Meets Greta Again)
(NYH-T).
(In the South of France, the Saint thwarts a new plot by Greta Morgan, who steals famous paintings and threatens
to destroy them unless insurance companies pay her ransom money.)
76. Encore le Saint! (1964) (Again the Saint!) (The
Brighter Buccaneer).
77. Faites confiance au Saint (1964) (Trust the Saint).
78. Le Saint au Soleil (1966)
(The Saint in the Sun).
Omnibus Editions (Les Trois Saints)
Vol. 1 (1955) rep. Nos. 72, 2 & 6
Vol. 2 (1956) rep. Nos. 18, 10 & 9
Vol. 3 (1956) same as Vol. 1
Vol. 4 (1956) rep. Nos. 70, 5 & 8
Vol. 5 (1957) rep. Nos. 7, 11 & 13
Vol. 6 (1957) rep. Nos. 16, 15 & 12
Vol. 7 (1958) rep. Nos. 17, 19 & 20
Vol. 8 (1958) rep. Nos. 22, 14 & 21
Uncollected:
Le Noble Sportsman (The Noble Sportsman)
- Le Saint Detective Magazine No. 24 (Febr. 1957)
Le Saint et les Prospecteurs (The Saint and the Prospectors)
- Le Saint Detective Magazine No. 112 (June 1964)
Bruce Taylor, a Hollywood writer, buys the rights to adapt the tall tales
stories that an old prospector/gold miner Old Man Gibbs likes to tell.
Adapted from a NY Herald Tribune strip (September 13th- November 6th, 1954).
Vendetta pour le Saint (Vendetta
for the Saint) (with Harry Harrison).
- Le Saint Detective Magazine No. 130-135 (Dec. 1965.-May 1966)
- Serialized in Télé 7 Jours
(1967-68)
Amours, Gadgets et Colonel (Love, Gadgets and Colonel) (The
Gadget Lovers) (with John Kruse & Fleming Lee)
- Le Saint Detective Magazine No. 151-152 (Sept.-Oct. 1967)
Untranslated:
The Uncritical Publisher
Livre de Poche Originals:
LDP 5045. Le Saint et le Collier des Hapsbourg (1977) (The Saint and the Hapsburg Necklace) (by Christopher
Short).
LDP 5362. Le Saint et les Faussaires
(1980) (The Saint and the Forgers)
(Catch the Saint) (by Fleming
Lee & Norman Worker).
Unpublished:
The Saint Returns (by Fleming
Lee, D. R. Motton, Leigh Vance and John Kruse) (except that one of its two stories, The
Gadget Lovers, translated by M. Michel-Tyl, was published in Le Saint Detective Magazine Nos. 151-152)
The Saint and the Fiction Makers
(by Fleming Lee and John Kruse)
The Saint Abroad (by Fleming Lee
and Michael Pertwee)
The Saint in Pursuit (by Fleming
Lee and Leslie Charteris) (arguably, since an earlier French version was published as Fayard No. 64)
The Saint and the People Importers
(by Fleming Lee and Leslie Charteris)
Send for the Saint (by Peter Bloxsom,
John Kruse and Donald James)
The Saint and the Templar Treasure (by Graham Weaver and Donne Avenell)
Count on the Saint (by Graham Weaver and Donne Avenell)
Salvage for the Saint (by Peter Bloxsom and John Kruse)
Capture the Saint (by Burl Barer)
Movie Novelization:
Le Saint (The
Saint) (by Burl Barer) (Flammarion/J'ai Lu, 1999)
Original Pastiches:
"Le Saint en France"
by Thomas Narcejac (in Confidences dans ma Nuit,
coll., Athénée, 1946, reprinted as Usurpation d'Identité, credited to Boileau-Narcejac, Hachette, 1980).
This is a collection of literary pastiches -- short stories written in the styles of Simenon, Maurice Leblanc,
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, G. K. Chesterton, Pierre Very -- and Leslie Charteris. In the prologue, Narcejac is recovering
from his wounds in a WW II hospital and meets Lupin, Maigret, Dr. Watson, Father Brown, the Saint, and Pierre Very
(creator of Prosper Lepicq)