The Saint to the Rescue

The Saint to the Rescue
First UK edition
Author	Leslie Charteris
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English
Series	The Saint
Genre	Mystery fiction
Publisher	The Crime Club
Publication date	1959 (US) 1961 (UK)
Media type	Print (Hardback & Paperback)
Preceded by	Señor Saint
Followed by	Trust the Saint

The Saint to the Rescue is a collection of short stories by Leslie Charteris, first published in 1959 by The Crime Club in the United States. The first British edition by Hodder and Stoughton was not published until 1961. This was the 34th book to feature the adventures of Simon Templar, alias "The Saint".

Stories

The book consisted of 6 stories:

"The Ever-Loving Spouse"
"The Fruitful Land"
"The Percentage Player"
"The Water Merchant"
"The Gentle Ladies"
"The Element of Doubt"

Television adaptations

Three of the stories from this collection formed the basis for episodes of the 1962-69 TV series, The Saint.

"Element of Doubt" aired on 22 November 1962 during the first season. During the second season, "The Gentle Ladies" and "The Ever-Loving Spouse" aired back-to-back on 5 and 12 March 1964.

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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