LemonSky reviewed Knight Templar by Leslie Charteris (The Saint Series)
Review of 'Knight Templar' on 'Goodreads'
3 stars
After the excellent "The Saint Closes the Case," this was a bit of a letdown. I can't say much without spoiling "Closes the Case," but this doesn't really wrap things up. The story itself is pretty dull until almost halfway through. There's a lot of talking as Charteris tries to explain things for those who have not read the previous book. Once things get moving, though, the story does improve somewhat, though I thought the ending was flat.
Two things bug me:
1. Sonia takes her kidnappings and rescues way too easily. It's like she used to this sort of treatment. "Oh, here we go again!" You'd think a millionaire's daughter who's engaged to another millionaire would have some sort of security, even in 1930.
2. Roger is totally useless. If he's supposed to keep a secret, he'll divulge it. If he's supposed to guard someone, the bad guys will …
After the excellent "The Saint Closes the Case," this was a bit of a letdown. I can't say much without spoiling "Closes the Case," but this doesn't really wrap things up. The story itself is pretty dull until almost halfway through. There's a lot of talking as Charteris tries to explain things for those who have not read the previous book. Once things get moving, though, the story does improve somewhat, though I thought the ending was flat.
Two things bug me:
1. Sonia takes her kidnappings and rescues way too easily. It's like she used to this sort of treatment. "Oh, here we go again!" You'd think a millionaire's daughter who's engaged to another millionaire would have some sort of security, even in 1930.
2. Roger is totally useless. If he's supposed to keep a secret, he'll divulge it. If he's supposed to guard someone, the bad guys will kidnap or rescue them. Roger is incredibly dumb. He reminds me of Nigel Bruce's Watson in the Basil Rathbone Sherlock Holmes movies. You'd think the Saint would have more intelligent sidekicks. I miss Norman Kent.
