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He later meets the eponymous Tiger and also Detective Inspector Carn, who is on the trail of a missing million dollars. Needless to say, the Saint beards the Tiger in his den and appropriates the loot for a 20% reward. In 1980 Leslie wrote a new introduction for the Charter edition. In it, he wrote 'I can see so much wrong with it that I am humbly astonished that it got published at all'. He never allowed it to be republished after this.
Consequently, this entry reads more like a typical crime-adventure novel of the era. It is still quite good, and worth reading (especially for fans of the series), but expect the plot to follow more of a typical detective-story formula rather than the usual hell-for-leather Saint adventure. Far from being an origin story, Meet The Tiger picks up eight years into the Saint's career, somewhat in medias res in that the adventure of the day has already begun (in contrast to later Saint stories, which often start with Simon catching the first whiff of something interesting and beginning to investigate). Even though he is well established as a career adventurer, the Saint in this book is younger and cleaner than his future self, even to the point of playing nice with the law (unfortunately Claud Eustace Teal missed this stage in Simon's life; Templar's favorite foil, whom Charteris introduced a year later in Daredevil, would not meet the Saint for a few more years). We see him both vulnerable and flustered at times, which is rare in later stories.
Leslie Charteris was born Leslie Charles Bowyer-Yin in Singapore, the son of a Chinese physician father and an English mother. He started writing in childhood, creating his own magazine with articles, short stories, poetry, editorials, serials, comic strip.
We are introduced to a 27 year old Simon Templer, who already has made his mark in the world, Orace his dependable and faithful butler/batman and the love of Simon's life Patricia Holm. It's Patricia Holm who really shines in this novel in a way that she doesn't necessarily do in the later books. She is strong willed, resourceful, plucky and utterly charming in the face of many dangers, toils and snares! The Saint is my favourite character in all fiction and here we see the birth of his daring, witty greatness! Originally published on my blog in May 2003.
An interesting glimpse into the origin of the character. The Saint here is different from the Saint of the later books, but still undeniably Simon Templer. The Story flows quite nicely and its a quick read. Definitely interesting for Saint fans, perhaps not so much for others. Possibly a little bit to bear if you only know the character from either the Early films (before he became The Falcon), or the Vincent Price radio show, or The very first Saint novel. Age wise it stands up remarkably well.
Meet the Tiger is one of these, and is a Saint book, written three or four years before the novel which Hodder designated as the first in that long series, Enter the Saint. It's gone on to be comparatively forgotten ever since, with fewer reprints making it harder to track down. 
And sometimes the way he writes is extremely entertaining. His allegories and style at times are off the hook. Regarding the protagonist, his 'luck' constantly getting him out of tough situations after he recklessly barges into them gets really irritating after a while (which is also the single bone of contention I have with the Delightful Tinting comics). But the rural English setting was a good idea and the whole book has a very film noir feeling to it.
The Saint Meets The Tiger 1941
Leslie Charteris' third book, and the first to star the Saint. He refused to allow reprints after 1981. The world met the Tiger in June 1928, in the third novel by Leslie Charteris. The story introduced an athletic 27-year old, Simon Templar, who lived in a converted Devon pill-box with his manservant Orace.
Written in 1928, it is most definitely a Period Crime Thriller now. Like every first book, this one has its flaws and betrays a lack of experience that the later books would evolve into. However, this one has the adequate amount of adventure, melodrama, cocky dialogues and a wicked romance. In this book, he is just a 'crook' guided by greed and lust. Though there is not much of a moral code in this introduction to the series, it's fun to see how the story unfolds into setting up a new and exciting journey with the Saint and his loyalists.
The Saint Meets The Tiger
Lg dp132 region code hack. But I loved it. We are introduced to a 27 year old Simon Templer, who already has made his mark in the world, Orace his dependable and faithful butler/batman and the love of Simon's life Patricia Holm. It's Patricia Holm who really shines in this novel in a way that she doesn't necessarily do in the later books.
There is some very lumpy writing here, and Charteris was justly embarrassed by it. There are also some wonderful and vivid passages of the pulpy, almost BLACK MASK like writing that would distinguish books such as the much superior THE SAINT IN NEW YORK.
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The Saint has come to Baynscombe on the trail of a massive hoard of stolen bullion, but has to work out which of the village characters are members of the Tiger's gang (known as the Cubs) and, most importantly, who is the Tiger himself. The situation is complicated by his first meeting with Patricia Holm, destined to be a part of many of the novels which eventually followed. The most interesting question any Saint fan has about Meet the Tiger is how the series characters in their earliest manifestation match up with their later versions. (As well as Simon Templar and Patricia Holm, Meet the Tiger also introduces the Saint's manservant, Orace.) In fact, there is not all that much difference; the facetiae are not quite as polished and lighthearted, and it would be odd to describe the later Saint as 'inexperienced with women'. Orace is given a big part, in contrast to the way that he later fades into the background as other sidekicks come along.