The ace of knaves leslie charteris biography

The Ace of Knaves is a collection of three mystery novellas by Leslie Charteris, first published in the United Kingdom in 1937 by Hodder and Stoughton, and in the United States by The Crime Club.

Born Leslie Charles Bowyer-Yin, Leslie Charteris was a half-Chinese, half English author of primarily mystery fiction, as well as a screenwriter.

Leslie Charteris was born in Singapore on May 12th, With his mother and brother, he moved to England in and attended Rossall School in Lancashire.

The Ace of Knaves is a collection of three mystery novellas by Leslie Charteris, first published in the United Kingdom in by Hodder and Stoughton.

First Edition.

Biography.

This book continues the adventures of Charteris' creation, Simon Templar, alias The Saint. Later editions of the book were retitled The Saint in Action. The adventures in this book mark the return of Templar's longtime girlfriend and partner Patricia Holm and his nemesis, Chief Inspector Claud Eustace Teal since The Saint Goes On.

Two of the three novellas were first published in Thriller magazine several months before the book was released; this marked the return of the character to the magazine after a hiatus during which Charteris focused on writing novels.^[1]

Stories

The book consists of the following stories:

1. The Spanish War - A 10 pound debt turns into a mystery involving $30,000 in bearer bonds, a dead body, and a connection to the