Leslie Charteris Reading Order
8 series · 122 books · Born 12 May 1907
Leslie Charteris was a prolific author known for his captivating crime and adventure novels, notably the beloved Simon Templar series. Over his career, which spanned nearly a century from 1927 to 2025, he produced 122 books across eight series, including Simon Templar Collections and various standalone and short story collections. His ability to blend wit and intrigue has made his work timeless and influential in the genre.
Anthologies Series
Complete4 books (1986–2018)
Start with Mermaids!, the first of 4 books in the Anthologies series.
Bill Kennedy Series
Complete2 books (1927–1928)
Start with X Esquire and read in order.
MX New Sherlock Holmes Stories Series
Ongoing52 books (2015–2025)
Start with Part I: 1881 to 1889(By: Craig Janacek,Denis O. Smith,David Marcum,Daniel McGachey,Derrick Belanger,Martin Rosenstock,Will Thomas,John Hall,Mark Mower,Daniel D. Victor,Hugh Ashton,Jayantika Ganguly,Shane Simmons,Adrian Middleton,John Heywood,Deanna Baran,Amy Thomas,Stephen Wade), the first of 52 books in the MX New Sherlock Holmes Stories series.
| # | Title |
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| 1 |  Part I: 1881 to 1889(By: Craig Janacek,Denis O. Smith,David Marcum,Daniel McGachey,Derrick Belanger,Martin Rosenstock,Will Thomas,John Hall,Mark Mower,Daniel D. Victor,Hugh Ashton,Jayantika Ganguly,Shane Simmons,Adrian Middleton,John Heywood,Deanna Baran,Amy Thomas,Stephen Wade) 2015Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 2 |  Part II: 1890 to 1895(By: Bill Crider,Lyndsay Faye,Christopher Redmond,Bert Coules,J.R. Campbell,William Patrick Maynard,Sam Wiebe,Marcia Wilson,David Marcum,Matthew Booth,Jack Grochot,Ann Margaret Lewis,Mike Hogan,Jeremy Branton Holstein,Dick Gillman,Mike Hogan) 2015Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 3 |  Part III: 1896 to 1929(By: Lyn McConchie,James Lovegrove,Matthew J. Elliott,Bob Byrne,Stuart Douglas,David Marcum,Larry Millett,Paul D. Gilbert,Geri Schear,Mark Alberstat,Tim Symonds) 2015Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 4 |  Part IV: 2016 Annual(By: David Stuart Davies,Nicholas Utechin,Andy Lane,Richard Doyle,J.R. Campbell,Craig Janacek,Roger Johnson,Bob Byrne,Denis O. Smith,Marcia Wilson,David Marcum,Daniel McGachey,Derrick Belanger,Matthew Booth,Bonnie MacBird,Mark Mower,Daniel D. Victor,Hugh Ashton,Jayantika Ganguly,Steve Emecz,Deanna Baran,Arthur Hall,Vincent W. Wright,Jeremy Holstein,Andrea Mantin Levy,Steven Rothman,Melissa Farnham) 2016Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 5 | Part V(By: James Lovegrove,Nicholas Utechin,Jan Edwards,Matthew J. Elliott,Bert Coules,William Patrick Maynard,Bob Byrne,Denis O. Smith,Marcia Wilson,David Marcum,Derrick Belanger,Narrelle M. Harris,Mike Chinn,John Hall,Paul D. Gilbert,Mark Mower,Jan Edwards,Hugh Ashton,N. John Hall,Julie McKuras,Tracy J. Revels,Roger Riccard,Amy Thomas,Julie McKuras,Arthur Hall) 2016Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 6 |  Part VI(By: David Timson,Nicholas Utechin,Carla Coupe,Jan Edwards,Craig Janacek,Roger Johnson,Bob Byrne,Marcia Wilson,David Marcum,Derrick Belanger,Mark Mower,Thomas A. Turley,Robert Perret,Jan Edwards,Daniel D. Victor,Hugh Ashton,Geri Schear,Shane Simmons,Julie McKuras,Keith Hann,Steve Emecz,Steve Emecz,Thomas A. Turley,Roger Riccard,Deanna Baran,Thomas A. Turley,Julie McKuras,Tim Symonds,Arthur Hall) 2017Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 7 |  Part VII(By: Lee Child,James Lovegrove,Jan Edwards,Rand Lee,John Linwood Grant,Michael Cox,Steven Philip Jones,David Marcum,Mike Chinn,John Hall,Mark Mower,Thomas A. Turley,Jan Edwards,Daniel D. Victor,James Moffett,Hugh Ashton,Geri Schear,Jayantika Ganguly,Shane Simmons,Anna Elliott,Charles Veley,N. John Hall,Adrian Middleton,Mike Hogan,Thomas A. Turley,Mike Hogan) 2017Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 8 |  Part VIII: Eliminate The Impossible: 1892-1905(By: Will Murray,William Meikle,Craig Janacek,Marcia Wilson,David Marcum,Daniel McGachey,Michael Mallory,Derrick Belanger,Aaron Smith,Paul D. Gilbert,Robert Perret,Jeremy Branton Holstein,Roger Riccard,Tim Symonds,Arthur Hall) 2017Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 9 | Part IX: 2018 Annual 2018Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 10 |  Part X: 2018 Annual(By: Will Murray,Kelvin Jones,David Marcum,Martin Rosenstock,Greg Hatcher,Robert Perret,Daniel D. Victor,Hugh Ashton,Jayantika Ganguly,Peter Coe Verbica,Mike Hogan,Dick Gillman,Tim Symonds,Arthur Hall) 2018Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 11 |  Part XI: Some Untold Cases 2018Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 12 |  Part XII: Some Untold Cases(By: Craig Janacek,John Linwood Grant,David Marcum,Derrick Belanger,Nik Morton,Paul D. Gilbert,Mark Mower,Daniel D. Victor,Robert Stapleton,Mike Hogan,Jane Rubino,Arthur Hall) 2018Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 13 |  Part XIII: 2019 Annual 1881-1890(By: Roger Johnson,Mark Wardecker,David Marcum,Derrick Belanger,Will Thomas,Mark Mower,Hugh Ashton,Shane Simmons,Tim Gambrell,Steve Emecz,Paul Hiscock,Andrew Bryant,Arthur Hall,Brenda Seabrook,Robert Stapleton,S.F. Bennett,Edwin A. Enstrom,M.J.H. Simmonds,Tracy Revels,Sean M. Wright,Marino C. Álvarez,Kevin P. Thornton,Stephen Seitz,Jim French,David Friend,Peter Coe Verbica,Jacquelynn Morris,Melissa Grigsby) 2019Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 14 |  Part XIV: 2019 Annual(By: Stephen Herczeg,Marcia Wilson,David Marcum,Matthew Booth,I.A. Watson,Geri Schear,Jayantika Ganguly,Anna Elliott,Charles Veley,Liz Hedgecock,Harry DeMaio,Tracy J. Revels,Roger Riccard,Thomas A. Burns, Jr.,Arthur Hall,Edwin A. Enstrom) 2019Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 15 |  Part XV: 2019 Annual 2019Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 16 |  Part XVI: Whatever Remains . . . Must Be the Truth(By: Josh Pachter,Victoria Watson,David Marcum,Kevin Jones,Mark Mower,Jayantika Ganguly,Shane Simmons,Tim Gambrell,Elizabeth Sophia Watson,Brenda Seabrooke,Andrew Bryant,Kevin Thornton,Arthur Hall,Tracy Revels,David Friend) 2019Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 17 |  Part XVII: Whatever Remains . . . Must Be the Truth(By: Will Murray,David Marcum,Michael Mallory,Anna Elliott,Charles Veley,Jane Rubino,Chris Chan,Arthur Hall) 2019Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 18 |  Part XVIII: Whatever Remains . . . Must Be the Truth 1899-1925(By: Matthew J. Elliott,Craig Janacek,Gareth Tilley,Kelvin I. Jones,Roger Johnson,David Marcum,Roger Silverwood,Kareem Abdul-Jabbar,Christopher James,Steve Emecz,Harry DeMaio,Matthew White,Paul Hiscock,Arthur Hall,S.F. Bennett,Thomas A. Burns Jr.,Roger Stapleton,Tom Turley,Tracey J. Revels,Nick Cardillo) 2019Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 19 |  Part XIX: 2020 Annual(By: Craig Stephen Copland,Will Murray,David Marcum,James Moffett,Tim Gambrell,Matthew White,Robert Stapleton,Peter Coe Verbica,Ian Ableson,Kevin P. Thornton,Roger Riccard,Ian Ableson,Matthew White,Thomas A. Turley,Brenda Seabrooke,Dick Gillman,Andrew Bryant,Chris Chan,Arthur Hall,Robert Stapleton,Sean M. Wright,David Friend,Peter Coe Verbica,Nick Cardillo) 2020Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 20 |  Part XX: 2020 Annual(By: Will Murray,Matthew J. Elliott,Steven Philip Jones,David Marcum,I.A. Watson,Mark Mower,Robert Perret,Anna Elliott,Charles Veley,Sonia Fetherston,Harry DeMaio,Harry DeMaio,Deanna Baran,Susan Knight,Kevin Thornton,Arthur Hall,Tracy Revels,Thomas A. Burns Jr.) 2020Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 21 |  Part XXI: 2020 Annual 2020Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 22 |  Part XXIII: 1888-1894(By: Dacre Stoker,Will Murray,Matthew J. Elliott,Craig Janacek,Steven Philip Jones,Leverett Butts,Marcia Wilson,David Marcum,Mike Chinn,I.A. Watson,Paul D. Gilbert,Hugh Ashton,Shane Simmons,Tim Gambrell,Paul Hiscock,Margaret Walsh,Tracy J. Revels,Barry Clay,Margaret Walsh,Jane Rubino,Arthur Hall) 2020Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 23 |  Part XXIV: 1895-1903(By: Craig Stephen Copland,John Lawrence,John Linwood Grant,Stephen Herczeg,Marcia Wilson,David Marcum,John Davis,Jayantika Ganguly,Kevin P. Thornton,Susan Knight,Harry DeMaio,Tracy J. Revels,Harry DeMaio,Brenda Seabrooke,Dick Gillman,Paula Hammond,Arthur Hall,Kevin P. Thornton,Thomas A. Burns Jr.) 2020Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 24 |  Some More Untold Cases Part XXII: 1877-1887 2020Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 25 |  Part XXIX: More Christmas Adventures 1889-1896(By: Craig Stephen Copland,Gordon Linzner,Roger Johnson,Marcia Wilson,David Marcum,Derrick Belanger,I.A. Watson,Frank Schildiner,Paul D. Gilbert,Tracy J. Revels,Steve Emecz,Ian Ableson,Wayne Anderson,Barry Clay,Harry DeMaio,Matthew White,Margaret Walsh,Dan Rowley,Arthur Hall) 2021Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 26 |  Part XXV: 2021 Annual 1881-1888(By: Peter Lovesey,Matthew J. Elliott,Craig Janacek,Roger Johnson,Denis O. Smith,Marcia Wilson,David Marcum,Hugh Ashton,Kevin McCann,Steve Emecz,Matthew White,Martin Daley,Paul Hiscock,Jane Rubino,Chris Chan,Robert Stapleton,M.J.H. Simmonds,Brenda Seagrove,Keith Hann,Hal Glatzer,Stephen Gaspar) 2021Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 27 | Part XXVI(By: Marcia Wilson,David Marcum,I.A. Watson,Frank Schildiner,Mark Mower,James Moffett,Geri Schear,Naching T. Kassa,Adrian Middleton,Peter Coe Verbica,Margaret Walsh,James Gelter,Ian Ableson,Kevin P. Thornton,Harry DeMaio,Anthony Gurney,Ian Ableson,Harry DeMaio,Dick Gillman,Mike Hogan,Susan Knight,Arthur Hall,Kevin P. Thornton,Peter Coe Verbica) 2021Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 28 |  Part XXVII: 2021 Annual 1898-1928 2021Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 29 | Part XXVIII: More Christmas Adventures 1869-1888(By: Nancy Holder,David Marcum) 2021Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 30 | Part XXVIII: More Christmas Adventures 1869-1888(By: Nancy Holder,Will Murray,John Lawrence,Stephen Herczeg,Roger Johnson,David Marcum,Mark Mower,Liz Hedgecock,Tim Gambrell,Roger Riccard,Steve Emecz,Deanna Baran,Thomas A. Turley,Brenda Seabrooke,Thomas A. Burns, Jr.,Amy Thomas,Jeffrey A. Lockwood,Martin Daley,Dick Gillman,Paul Hiscock,Mike Hogan) 2021Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 31 |  Part XXX: More Christmas Adventures 1897-1928(By: Nancy Holder,Roger Johnson,D.J. Tyrer,David Marcum,Michael Mallory,Geri Schear,Jayantika Ganguly,Shane Simmons,Naching T. Kassa,Tim Gambrell,Steve Emecz,Paul Hiscock,Andrew Bryant,Paula Hammond,Susan Knight,Kevin Thornton,J.S. Rowlinson,Julie McKuras,J. Lawrence Matthews,Jane Rubino,Chris Chan,Arthur Hall) 2021Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 32 |  Part XIII: 2022 Annual(By: David Marcum) 2022Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 33 |  Part XXXI: 2022 Annual(By: David Marcum) 2022Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 34 |  Part XXXII: 2022 Annual 1888-1895(By: Will Murray,Craig Janacek,David Marcum,Mike Chinn,Paul Hiscock,Hal Glatzer,James Gelter,Ian Ableson,Mike Hogan,Tracy J. Revels,Roger Riccard,Wayne Anderson,Tim Symonds,Arthur Hall,Hal Glatzer,Terry Golledge,Kevin Patrick McCann,Alan Dimes) 2022Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 35 | Part XXXIII: 2022 Annual 1896-1919(By: Craig Stephen Copland,Roger Johnson,Mark Wardecker,Marcia Wilson,David Marcum,Hugh Ashton,Naching T. Kassa,Tracy J. Revels,Steve Emecz,Dan Rowley,Jeffrey A. Lockwood,Martin Daley,Andrew Bryant,Susan Knight,Tim Symonds,Kevin P. Thornton,Tom Turley,Jeffrey Hatcher,Terry Golledge,Josh Cerefice,David MacGregor,Alisha Shea,Emma West) 2022Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 36 |  Part XXXIV: However Improbable 2022Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 37 |  Part XXXV: However Improbable(By: David Marcum) 2022Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 38 |  Part XXXVI: However Improbable(By: David Marcum) 2022Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 39 | XXXI: 2022 Annual 1875-1887(By: John Lawrence,Gordon Linzner,Kelvin I. Jones,Roger Johnson,D.J. Tyrer,David Marcum,I.A. Watson,Geri Schear,Tracy J. Revels,Steve Emecz,Dan Rowley,Susan Knight,Tim Symonds,Arthur Hall,Robert Stapleton,Hal Glatzer,Sean Wright,Jeffrey Hatcher,Terry Golledge,David MacGregor,Emma West,Kevin Patrick McCann,Thomas Burns,Steven Herczeg) 2022Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 40 |  Part XLI: Further Untold Cases - 1887-1892(By: David Marcum) 2023Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 41 |  Part XLII: Further Untold Cases 1894-1922(By: David Marcum) 2023Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 42 | Part XXXIX(By: David Marcum) 2023Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 43 |  Part XXXIX: 2023 Annual 2023Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 44 |  Part XXXVII: 2023 Annual(By: David Marcum) 2023Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 45 | Part XXXVIII(By: David Marcum) 2023Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 46 |  Part XXXVIII: 2023 Annual(By: David Marcum) 2023Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 47 |  Part XLIII: 2024 Annual 1874-1888(By: David Marcum) 2024Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 48 | Part XLIV: 2024 Annual 1889-1897(By: David Marcum) 2024Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 49 | Part XLV: 2024 Annual 1898-1917(By: David Marcum) 2024Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 50 |  Part XLVI: Occupants of the Canonical Realm 1861-1889(By: David Marcum) 2024Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 51 | Part XLVII: Occupants of the Canonical Realm 1890-1898(By: David Marcum,Chris Chan) 2024Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 52 | The Hidden Enquiries of Sherlock Holmes(By: Arthur Hall) 2025Buy 🇺🇸 |
Non-Fiction Series
Complete2 books (1937–1972)
Start with Juan Belmonte and read in order.
Short Story Collections Series
Complete1 book (2017–2017)
| # | Title |
|---|---|
| 1 |  Sherlock Holmes: The Lost Radio Scripts(With: Denis Green) 2017Buy 🇺🇸 |
Simon Templar Series
Complete55 books (1928–1995)
Start with The Saint Meets the Tiger / Meet the Tiger!, the first of 55 books in the Simon Templar series.
| # | Title |
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| 1 |  The Saint Meets the Tiger / Meet the Tiger! 1928Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 2 |  Enter the Saint 1930Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 3 |  The Avenging Saint / Knight Templar 1930Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 4 |  The Saint Closes the Case / The Last Hero 1930Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 5 |  Alias the Saint 1931Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 6 |  Featuring the Saint 1931Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 7 |  The Saint Meets His Match / She Was a Lady / Angels of Doom 1931Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 8 | The Saint Meets his Match 1931Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 9 |  The Saint versus Scotland Yard / The Holy Terror 1932Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 10 |  The Saint's Getaway / The Getaway 1932Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 11 |  The Brighter Buccaneer 1933Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 12 |  The Saint and Mr. Teal / Once More the Saint 1933Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 13 | The Saint Goes On 1934Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 14 |  The Saint Intervenes / Boodle 1934Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 15 | The Saint in London / The Misfortunes of Mr. Teal 1934Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 16 |  The Saint in New York 1935Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 17 |  Saint Overboard 1936Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 18 | Concerning the Saint 1937Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 19 |  The Saint Bids Diamonds / The Saint at the Thieves' Picnic / Thieves' Picnic 1937Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 20 |  The Saint in Action / Ace of Knaves 1937Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 21 |  The Saint Plays with Fire / Prelude for War 1938Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 22 |  Follow the Saint 1939Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 23 |  The Happy Highwayman 1939Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 24 |  The Saint in Miami 1940Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 25 |  The Saint Goes West 1942Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 26 |  The Saint Steps In 1943Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 27 |  The Saint and the Sizzling Saboteur 1944Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 28 |  The Saint on Guard 1944Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 29 |  The Saint Sees it Through 1946Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 30 |  Call for the Saint 1948Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 31 |  Saint Errant 1948Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 32 |  The Saint in Europe 1953Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 33 | Saint Cleans Up 1955Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 34 |  The Saint on the Spanish Main 1955Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 35 | The Saint Around the World 1956Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 36 |  Thanks to the Saint 1957Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 37 |  Señor Saint 1958Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 38 |  The Saint to the Rescue 1959Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 39 |  Trust the Saint 1962Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 40 |  The Saint in the Sun 1963Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 41 |  Vendetta for the Saint 1964Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 42 |  The Saint on TV(With: Fleming Lee) 1967Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 43 |  The Saint Returns(With: Fleming Lee) 1968Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 44 |  The Saint and the Fiction Makers(With: Fleming Lee) 1968Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 45 |  The Saint Abroad(With: Fleming Lee) 1969Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 46 |  The Saint in Pursuit(With: Fleming Lee) 1970Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 47 |  The Saint and the People Importers(With: Fleming Lee) 1971Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 48 |  Catch the Saint(With: Fleming Lee) 1975Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 49 |  The Saint and the Hapsburg Necklace(With: Christopher Short) 1975Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 50 |  Send for the Saint(With: Peter Bloxsom) 1977Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 51 | The Saint in Trouble(With: Graham Weaver) 1978Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 52 |  The Saint and the Templar Treasure(With: Graham Weaver,Donne Avenell) 1979Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 53 |  Count on the Saint(With: Graham Weaver,Donne Avenell) 1980Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 54 |  Salvage for the Saint(With: Peter Bloxsom) 1983Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 55 | The Saint Is Heard 1995Buy 🇺🇸 |
Simon Templar Collections Series
Complete3 books (1982–2008)
Start with The Fantastic Saint and read in order.
Standalone Novels Series
Complete3 books (1929–2020)
Start with Daredevil and read in order.
Frequently Asked Questions
- How many books has Leslie Charteris written?
- Leslie Charteris has written 122 books across 8 series. Their published works span from 1927 to 2025.
- What is the first book in each Leslie Charteris series?
- Here are the first books in Leslie Charteris's series: Anthologies: Mermaids!; Bill Kennedy: X Esquire; MX New Sherlock Holmes Stories: Part I: 1881 to 1889(By: Craig Janacek,Denis O. Smith,David Marcum,Daniel McGachey,Derrick Belanger,Martin Rosenstock,Will Thomas,John Hall,Mark Mower,Daniel D. Victor,Hugh Ashton,Jayantika Ganguly,Shane Simmons,Adrian Middleton,John Heywood,Deanna Baran,Amy Thomas,Stephen Wade); Non-Fiction: Juan Belmonte; Simon Templar: The Saint Meets the Tiger / Meet the Tiger!.
- What order should I read Leslie Charteris's books?
- We recommend reading Leslie Charteris's series in publication order. Each series can be read independently.
- Is Leslie Charteris still writing new books?
- Yes, Leslie Charteris has 1 ongoing series: MX New Sherlock Holmes Stories.