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| Author | Leslie Charteris |
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| Language | English |
| Series | The Saint |
| Genre | Mystery novel, Science fiction novel |
| Publisher | Hodder & Stoughton |
Publication date | 1930 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | Print (hardback & paperback) |
| Pages | 318 pp |
| Preceded by | Enter the Saint |
| Followed by | Knight Templar |
The Last Hero is the title of a thriller novel by Leslie Charteris that was first published in the United Kingdom in May 1930 by Hodder and Stoughton and in the United States in November 1930 by The Crime Club. The story initially appeared in The Thriller, a British magazine, in 1929.[1] Because of this somewhat convoluted publishing history, The Last Hero is occasionally cited as the second volume of adventures featuring the crime-busting antihero Simon Templar, alias The Saint, predating Enter the Saint. In fact, according to Charteris himself, it was the third book of the series. This is supported by references to the events of Enter the Saint within the novel.
- ^ Lofts, W.O.G.; Adley, Derek (1971). The Saint and Leslie Charteris. London: Hutchinson Library Services. p. 90.