Send for the Saint

Send for the Saint
First edition
Author	Peter Bloxsom, based upon stories by John Kruse and Donald James, and characters by Leslie Charteris
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English
Series	The Saint
Genre	Mystery, Novellas
Publisher	Hodder & Stoughton
Publication date	1977
Media type	Print (Hardback & Paperback)
Preceded by	The Saint and the Hapsburg Necklace
Followed by	The Saint in Trouble

Send for the Saint is a collection of two mystery novellas by Peter Bloxsom, based upon stories by John Kruse and Donald James written for the 1962-1969 television series The Saint and continuing the adventures of the sleuth Simon Templar, 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.

Stories

The book consists of the following stories:

The Midas Double (story by John Kruse) (based on "The Double Take")
The Pawn Gamble (story by Donald James) (based on "The Organisation Man")

The Saint, created by Leslie Charteris

Characters	Simon Templar Patricia Holm Claud Eustace Teal

Books by Leslie Charteris	Meet the Tiger (1928) Enter the Saint (1930) The Last Hero (1930) Knight Templar (1930) Featuring the Saint (UK only – 1931) Alias the Saint (UK only – 1931) Wanted for Murder (US only – 1931) She Was a Lady (1931) The Holy Terror (1932) Getaway (1932) Once More the Saint (1933) The Brighter Buccaneer (1933) The Misfortunes of Mr. Teal (1934) Boodle (1934) The Saint Goes On (1934) The Saint in New York (1935) Saint Overboard (1936) The Ace of Knaves (1937) Thieves' Picnic (1937) Prelude for War (1938) Follow the Saint (1938) The Happy Highwayman (1939) The Saint in Miami (1940) The Saint Goes West (1942) The Saint Steps In (1942) The Saint on Guard (1944) The Saint Sees it Through (1946) Call for the Saint (1948) Saint Errant (1948) The Saint in Europe (1953) The Saint on the Spanish Main (1955) The Saint Around the World (1956) Thanks to the Saint (1957) Señor Saint (1958) The Saint to the Rescue (1959) Trust the Saint (1962) The Saint in the Sun (1963)

Collaborations (credited to Charteris)	Vendetta for the Saint (1964) The Saint on TV (1968) The Saint Returns (1968) The Saint and the Fiction Makers (1968) The Saint Abroad (1969) The Saint in Pursuit (1970) The Saint and the People Importers (1971) Catch the Saint (1975) The Saint and the Hapsburg Necklace (1976) Send for the Saint (1977) The Saint in Trouble (1978) The Saint and the Templar Treasure (1979) Count on the Saint (1980) Salvage for the Saint (1983)

Books by Burl Barer	The Saint (film novelization) (1997) Capture the Saint (1997)

Unpublished works	Bet on the Saint (1968) The Saint's Lady (1979)

Cinema films	The Saint in New York (1938) The Saint Strikes Back (1939) The Saint in London (1939) The Saint's Double Trouble (1940) The Saint Takes Over (1940) The Saint in Palm Springs (1941) The Saint's Vacation (1941) The Saint Meets the Tiger (1943) The Saint's Return (1953) Le Saint mène la danse (1960) Le Saint prend l'affût (1966) The Saint (1997)

TV films	The Fiction Makers (1968) Vendetta for the Saint (1969) The Saint and the Brave Goose (1983) The Saint in Manhattan (1987) Fear in Fun Park (1989)

Radio and TV series	The Saint (radio program) The Saint (TV series) episodes Return of the Saint

Related articles	Daredevil (1929) (Teal's first appearance) S.W.O.R.D. (fictional organization) Hirondel (Templar's car)

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