The book, which picks up soon after the events of the previous full-length novel, Getaway, consists of the following stories (designated as Part One, Part Two, and Part Three):
The Gold Standard - In Paris, Simon Templar finds a mortally wounded...
Simon Templar, accompanied by his lover/partner Patricia Holm, has departed England on a well-deserved holiday from crime-fighting.
While visiting Innsbruck, Austria with their friend, book editor Monty Hayward (making his first appearance...
The book consisted of the following stories, labelled as "Part One", "Part Two", and "Part Three".
The Inland Revenue: Simon finds himself up against an undefeatable enemy — the taxman — when Inland Revenue pursues him for back taxes after...
In which Simon Templar joins Scotland Yard's Special Branch to the surprise and consternation of Chief Inspector Teal, and confronts beautiful Jill Trelawney, leader of the London underworld. Consciousness raising for the...
THE NATIONAL DEBT
In which the Saint disguises himself as a dusty professor in order to save a lovely damsel from the clutches of a sinister conspiracy.
THE MAN WHO COULD NOT DIE
In which the Saint's well known sensitivity to the...
The novel, a direct sequel to its predecessor, The Last Hero sees Templar and his organization taking revenge on an arms dealer named Rayt Marius, following the death of one of Templar's...