Peter Brace

Follow the swashbuckling exploits of Simon Templar, a modern-day Robin Hood of sorts.

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Simon Templar is The Saint, a handsome, sophisticated, debonair, modern-day Robin Hood who recovers ill-gotten wealth and redistributes it to those in need.

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