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Featuring the Saint
Early 1960s edition, tying into The Saint TV series
AuthorLeslie Charteris
LanguageEnglish
SeriesThe Saint
GenreMystery, Novella
PublisherHodder and Stoughton
Publication date
1931
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
Media typePrint (Hardback & Paperback)
Preceded byKnight Templar 
Followed byAlias the Saint 

Featuring the Saint is a collection of three mystery novellas by Leslie Charteris, first published in the United Kingdom in 1931 by Hodder and Stoughton. This was the fifth book to feature the adventures of Simon Templar, alias "The Saint". It was the first novella collection to be published since Enter the Saint a year earlier. The three stories had previously been published in magazines.

The first American publication of Featuring the Saint occurred in 1931 as part of the compilation Wanted for Murder, which also included the contents of the following book, Alias the Saint.

Stories

The book consisted of the following stories:

  1. The Logical Adventure: Templar pursues a famous aviator involved in an international drug-smuggling and flesh-peddling ring.
  2. The Wonderful War
  3. The Man Who Could Not Die.

Film, TV or theatrical adaptations

"The Wonderful War" was adapted as an episode of The Saint and first broadcast during the show's second season on January 2, 1964. "The Man Who Could Not Die" was adapted by the same series for its fourth season and first aried on August 5, 1965.