Send for the Saint
Encyclopedia
Send for the Saint is a collection of two mystery novella
s by Peter Bloxsom, based upon stories by John Kruse and Donald James
, continuing the adventures of the sleuth Simon Templar
aka "The Saint", created by Leslie Charteris
. As per the custom of the time, Charteris received front-cover author credit while Bloxsom was credited inside; Charteris served in an editorial capacity.
This book was first published in the United Kingdom
in 1977 by Hodder and Stoughton, followed by an American
edition by The Crime Club
in 1978.
The titles of the stories were changed from the original TV episodes.
Novella
A novella is a written, fictional, prose narrative usually longer than a novelette but shorter than a novel. The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America Nebula Awards for science fiction define the novella as having a word count between 17,500 and 40,000...
s by Peter Bloxsom, based upon stories by John Kruse and Donald James
Donald James
Donald James was the author of the bestselling novels Vadim, Monstrum, The Fortune Teller and The Fall of the Russian Empire as well as non-fiction books such as The Penguin Dictionary of the Third Reich...
, continuing the adventures of the sleuth Simon Templar
Simon Templar
Simon Templar is a British fictional character known as The Saint featured in a long-running series of books by Leslie Charteris published between 1928 and 1963. After that date, other authors collaborated with Charteris on books until 1983; two additional works produced without Charteris’s...
aka "The Saint", created by Leslie Charteris
Leslie Charteris
Leslie Charteris , born Leslie Charles Bowyer-Yin, was a half-Chinese, half English author of primarily mystery fiction, as well as a screenwriter. He was best known for his many books chronicling the adventures of Simon Templar, alias "The Saint."-Early life:Charteris was born to a Chinese father...
. As per the custom of the time, Charteris received front-cover author credit while Bloxsom was credited inside; Charteris served in an editorial capacity.
This book was first published in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
in 1977 by Hodder and Stoughton, followed by an American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
edition by The Crime Club
The Crime Club
The Crime Club was an imprint of the Doubleday publishing company, which later spawned a 1946-47 anthology radio series.Many classic and popular works of detective and mystery fiction had their first U.S. editions published via the Crime Club, including all 50 books of The Saint by Leslie Charteris...
in 1978.
The titles of the stories were changed from the original TV episodes.
Stories
The book consisted of the following stories:- The Midas Double (story by John Kruse) (based on "The Double Take")
- The Pawn Gamble (story by Donald JamesDonald JamesDonald James was the author of the bestselling novels Vadim, Monstrum, The Fortune Teller and The Fall of the Russian Empire as well as non-fiction books such as The Penguin Dictionary of the Third Reich...
) (based on "The Organisation Man")