The Saint in Trouble
Encyclopedia
The Saint in Trouble is a collection of two mystery novella
s by Graham Weaver, continuing the adventures of the sleuth Simon Templar
aka "The Saint", created by Leslie Charteris
. This is the first of three Saint books written by Weaver. Charteris, who served in an editorial capacity, received front cover author credit.
This book was first published in the United States
in 1978 by The Crime Club
, followed by a British
edition by Hodder and Stoughton in 1979. Publication of the book marked the 50th anniversary of The Saint, which had been introduced in 1928.
Both the stories in this collection were adaptations of episodes of Return of the Saint
. This was the only Saint book published during the run of the short-lived series, although Salvage for the Saint was also based on the show.
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 Graham Weaver, 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...
. This is the first of three Saint books written by Weaver. Charteris, who served in an editorial capacity, received front cover author credit.
This book was first published in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
in 1978 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...
, followed by a British
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...
edition by Hodder and Stoughton in 1979. Publication of the book marked the 50th anniversary of The Saint, which had been introduced in 1928.
Both the stories in this collection were adaptations of episodes of Return of the Saint
Return of the Saint
Return of the Saint was a British action-adventure television series that aired for one season in 1978 and 1979 in Britain on ITV, and was also broadcast on CBS in the United States...
. This was the only Saint book published during the run of the short-lived series, although Salvage for the Saint was also based on the show.
Stories
The book consisted of the following stories:- The Imprudent Professor (teleplay by Terence FeelyTerence FeelyTerence Feely was a British screenwriter, playwright and author. Though his work has spanned five decades, he is perhaps best remembered as the creator of the groundbreaking ITV drama series The Gentle Touch ....
) - based on a Return of the Saint episode - The Red Sabbath (story by John Kruse) - based on the Return of the Saint episode "One Black September"
External links
- Review on the Mystery*File blog.