Simon Templar is the Saint - daring, dazzling, and just a little disreputable.On the side of the law, but standing outside it, he dispenses his own brand of justice one criminal at a time. In these three early adventures, the Saint's reputation starts to rise, as he tackles thieves, smugglers and killers.In The Man Who Was Clever he outwits Edgar Hayn, a drug smuggler who thinks he's smarter than everyone.In The Policeman with Wings he stays one step ahead of Inspector Teal in the hunt for diamonds on Dartmoor and in The Lawless Lady one of the Saint's gang helps him deal with sea-faring swindlers, only to fall in love.