{"product_id":"the-saint-meets-the-tiger-9789357317917","title":"The Saint Meets The Tiger","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Leslie Charteris\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Hi-IS \u0026amp; POD\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Yellowback\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMeet The Saint The Saint is the nickname of the fictional character Simon Templar, featured in a series of novels and short stories by Leslie Charteris published between 1928 and 1963 and that spawned a whole franchise of radio shows, TV (most notably the series starring Roger Moore) and films. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is the first ever Saint book and introduces the adventurer and his logo–the stick figure of a man with a halo over his head, that later became the signature of his Robin Hood–like anti-hero escapades. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHere also introduced are the series characters (including his romantic interest Patricia Holm) who recur in many of the adventures. Templar and his manservant Orace stay in a pillbox that Simon has purchased from the Ministry of Defence in the small North Devon seaside town of Baycombe, their intent to foil a plan by a mysterious criminal known only as \"The Tiger\" to smuggle stolen gold. Templar's motivation is to settle an old score with The Tiger, with whom he has had prior dealings though he's never actually met the villain, and to return the gold to its proper owner and collect the reward. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hi-IS \u0026 POD","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46935501078679,"sku":"9789357317917","price":260.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9789357317917.webp?v=1771829964","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-saint-meets-the-tiger-9789357317917","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}