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Leslie Charteris Books in Order

72 books are credited to Leslie Charteris, published between 1927 and 2023; 11 of them appeared after Leslie Charteris's death in 1993. The first book is X Esquire (1927) and the newest is Part XXXIX: 2023 Annual (2023). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
72
Published
1927–2023
Confirmed
6 of 72 titles
Pages on record
12,104 in 44 of 72 books
Reading time
202–303 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 12,104 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 44 of 72 titles with a page count on record.

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Leslie Charteris (12 May 1907 to 15 April 1993) was a British-Chinese writer of adventure fiction and a screenwriter, born Leslie Charles Bowyer-Yin. Charteris created Simon Templar, the hero known as The Saint, and the catalogue lists titles such as Enter the Saint (1930) and Alias the Saint (1931). The catalogue begins with X Esquire (1927) and also lists a Bill Kennedy series. Mystery, crime and espionage thrillers are among the subjects.

How many Leslie Charteris books are there?

Leslie Charteris has 72 books, released between 1927 and 2023. 11 of them were published after Leslie Charteris's death in 1993. They include 2 series and 6 titles listed outside any series.

Leslie Charteris Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 72 Leslie Charteris books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of The Saint Meets the Tiger / Meet the Tiger! by Leslie Charteris, book 1 of the Simon Templar series (1928)
  2. Cover of Enter the Saint by Leslie Charteris, book 2 of the Simon Templar series (1930)
  3. Cover of The Saint Closes the Case / The Last Hero by Leslie Charteris, book 3 of the Simon Templar series (1930)
  4. Cover of Featuring the Saint by Leslie Charteris, book 6 of the Simon Templar series (1931)
  5. Cover of Alias the Saint by Leslie Charteris, book 7 of the Simon Templar series (1931)
  6. Cover of The Saint Meets His Match / She Was a Lady / Angels of Doom by Leslie Charteris, book 8 of the Simon Templar series
  7. Cover of The Saint versus Scotland Yard / The Holy Terror by Leslie Charteris, book 9 of the Simon Templar series (1932)
  8. Cover of The Saint and Mr. Teal / Once More the Saint by Leslie Charteris, book 11 of the Simon Templar series (1933)
  9. Cover of The Brighter Buccaneer by Leslie Charteris, book 12 of the Simon Templar series (1933)
  10. Cover of The Saint Intervenes / Boodle by Leslie Charteris, book 14 of the Simon Templar series (1934)
  11. Cover of The Saint Goes On by Leslie Charteris, book 15 of the Simon Templar series (1934)
  12. Cover of The Saint in New York by Leslie Charteris, book 16 of the Simon Templar series (1935)
  13. Cover of Saint Overboard by Leslie Charteris, book 17 of the Simon Templar series (1936)
  14. Cover of The Saint in Action / Ace of Knaves by Leslie Charteris, book 18 of the Simon Templar series (1937)
  15. Cover of Follow the Saint by Leslie Charteris, book 22 of the Simon Templar series (1939)
  16. Cover of The Happy Highwayman by Leslie Charteris, book 23 of the Simon Templar series (1939)
  17. Cover of The Saint Goes West by Leslie Charteris, book 25 of the Simon Templar series (1942)
  18. Cover of The Saint Steps In by Leslie Charteris, book 26 of the Simon Templar series (1943)
  19. Cover of The Saint on Guard by Leslie Charteris, book 27 of the Simon Templar series (1944)
  20. Cover of The Saint Sees it Through by Leslie Charteris, book 29 of the Simon Templar series (1946)
  21. Cover of Call for the Saint by Leslie Charteris, book 30 of the Simon Templar series (1948)
  22. Cover of The Saint Around the World by Leslie Charteris, book 35 of the Simon Templar series (1956)
  23. Cover of Thanks to the Saint by Leslie Charteris, book 36 of the Simon Templar series (1957)
  24. Cover of The Saint to the Rescue by Leslie Charteris, book 38 of the Simon Templar series (1959)
  1. 1
    X EsquireBill Kennedy #11927 · confirmed 2/4
    1927–
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  2. 2
    The Saint Meets the Tiger / Meet the Tiger!Simon Templar #11928 · confirmed 2/4
    1928–
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  3. 3
    The White RiderBill Kennedy #21928 · confirmed 2/4
    1928–
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  4. 4
    Daredevil1929 · 344 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1929344
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  5. 5
    The Bandit1929 · confirmed 2/4
    1929–
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  6. 6
    Enter the SaintSimon Templar #21930 · 320 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1930320
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  7. 7
    The Saint Closes the Case / The Last HeroSimon Templar #31930 · 282 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1930282
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  8. 8
    The Avenging Saint / Knight TemplarSimon Templar #41930 · confirmed 2/4
    1930–
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  9. 9
    The Saint Meets his MatchSimon Templar #51931 · confirmed 2/4
    1931–
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  10. 10
    Featuring the SaintSimon Templar #61931 · 278 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1931278
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  11. 11
    Alias the SaintSimon Templar #71931 · 298 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1931298
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  12. 12
    The Saint Meets His Match / She Was a Lady / Angels of DoomSimon Templar #81931 · 334 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1931334
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  13. 13
    The Saint versus Scotland Yard / The Holy TerrorSimon Templar #91932 · 280 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1932280
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  14. 14
    The Saint's Getaway / The GetawaySimon Templar #101932 · confirmed 2/4
    1932–
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  15. 15
    The Saint and Mr. Teal / Once More the SaintSimon Templar #111933 · 176 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1933176
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  16. 16
    The Brighter BuccaneerSimon Templar #121933 · 294 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1933294
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  17. 17
    The Saint in London / The Misfortunes of Mr. TealSimon Templar #131934 · confirmed 2/4
    1934–
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  18. 18
    The Saint Intervenes / BoodleSimon Templar #141934 · 298 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1934298
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  19. 19
    The Saint Goes OnSimon Templar #151934 · 298 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1934298
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  20. 20
    The Saint in New YorkSimon Templar #161935 · 179 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1935179
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  21. 21
    Saint OverboardSimon Templar #171936 · 306 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1936306
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  22. 22
    Juan Belmonte1937 · confirmed 2/4
    1937–
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  23. 23
    The Saint in Action / Ace of KnavesSimon Templar #181937 · 300 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1937300
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  24. 24
    The Saint Bids Diamonds / The Saint at the Thieves' Picnic / Thieves' PicnicSimon Templar #191937 · 256 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1937256
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  25. 25
    Concerning the SaintSimon Templar #201937 · confirmed 2/4
    1937–
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  26. 26
    The Saint Plays with Fire / Prelude for WarSimon Templar #211938 · confirmed 2/4
    1938–
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  27. 27
    Follow the SaintSimon Templar #221939 · 296 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1939296
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  28. 28
    The Happy HighwaymanSimon Templar #231939 · 268 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1939268
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  29. 29
    The Saint in MiamiSimon Templar #241940 · confirmed 2/4
    1940–
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  30. 30
    The Saint Goes WestSimon Templar #251942 · 304 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1942304
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Leslie Charteris books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.

Simon Templar in order

58 books
  1. 1. The Saint Meets the Tiger / Meet the Tiger!
  2. 1. The Fantastic Saint
  3. 2. Enter the Saint
  4. 2. The Best of the Saint, Vol. 1
  5. 3. The Saint Closes the Case / The Last Hero
  6. 3. The Best of the Saint, Vol. 2
  7. 4. The Avenging Saint / Knight Templar
  8. 5. The Saint Meets his Match
  9. 6. Featuring the Saint
  10. 7. Alias the Saint
  11. 8. The Saint Meets His Match / She Was a Lady / Angels of Doom
  12. 9. The Saint versus Scotland Yard / The Holy Terror
  13. and 46 more in the table above

MX New Sherlock Holmes Stories in order

6 books
  1. 9. Part IX: 2018 Annual
  2. 14. Part XV: 2019 Annual
  3. 21. Part XXI: 2020 Annual
  4. 23. Some More Untold Cases Part XXII: 1877-1887
  5. 38. Part XXXIV: However Improbable
  6. 41. Part XXXIX: 2023 Annual

Bill Kennedy in order

2 books
  1. 1. X Esquire
  2. 2. The White Rider

Standalone books

6 books

6 Leslie Charteris titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Leslie Charteris books in order?

You only need to read Leslie Charteris books in order within each series: the books listed here span 2 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Leslie Charteris

Start with X Esquire (1927), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Leslie Charteris book?

Part XXXIX: 2023 Annual (2023) is the newest Leslie Charteris book released so far.

Is there a new Leslie Charteris book coming?

No next Leslie Charteris book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Awards Leslie Charteris has won

Wikidata records 1 award for Leslie Charteris. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

  • Cartier Diamond Dagger1992Won

Leslie Charteris at a glance

Died
Leslie Charteris died in 1993, according to Wikidata.
After death
Books credited to Leslie Charteris are still being published after Leslie Charteris's death in 1993; the newest appeared in 2023.
Release pace
Leslie Charteris books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
12,104 pages across the 44 of 72 books with a recorded length, a median of 272 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Leslie Charteris books, 23 of 72, were published in the 1930s.

What the Leslie Charteris books are about

53 of the 72 Leslie Charteris books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: saint (fictitious character) is tagged on 49 of 53. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.