Leslie Charteris
Leslie Charteris (1907-1993) was a British author of crime thriller and adventure novels. He is best known for creating The Saint series starring Simon Templar . Charteris was born in Singapore to a Chinese father and British mother. He attended Rossall School in Lancashire, England before moving onto King’s College, Cambridge, which he dropped out from in order write. His Saint series includes over 100 novels, novellas and short stories, 16 films and three separate television series.
