   Good Book Series
  I was wondering if anyone here has read any of "The Saint..." books, by Leslie Charteris.  They're old 30's-40's style detective books, sort of.  There was a movie in the late 90's, and I started reading the books after seeing it.  I think they're fantastic.If you haven't seen the movie: The Saint is one part Batman, one part Robin Hood.If you've seen the movie:  The Saint character was essentially preserved, but he's more superhuman in the books--Far fewer gadgets, more surreal intuition, and a better fighter.  His goal is more superhuman-ly too...Again, a Batman/Robin Hood crossbreed is accurate.  He's more clever in book form, which brings me to the books' merit: Charteris is a clever writer!  The dialogue is humorous and the books do some of the best jobs I've ever seen defining characters.If you haven't read any of the books, you can probably find some at your library.  Amazon sells 'em for a few bucks a piece as well.  I'd recommend "The Saint vs. Scotland Yard," "The Saint in New York," and "The Saint and Mr. Teal."  All three give a good taste of the Saint's character.   
  I'll check it out....  Now go read Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordan.  I didn't find book one as entertaining as the rest of them.   ;  There was also a radio series in the 40s (Vincent Price) and a TV Series (Roger Moore) in the 60s.   ;  my dad has tapes of the radio series. Gotta say it's good stuff. Or at least I find it so.I found out that my local library is selling Cryptonomicon as a series. It took me months to go through it (yeah, yeah, I'm a bit of a slow reader, ok?). Hey, there's always Harry Potter ;)   