 Teal was a London-based police detective for Scotland Yard, with which he initially held the rank of Inspector.He first appeared not in a Saint story, but in a 1929 novel entitled "Daredevil" as a friend of that book's hero, "Storm" Arden.When Charteris decided to launch an ongoing series of stories featuring his Robin Hood-inspired anti-hero, Simon Templar (a.k.a.