The Saint Returns

The Saint Returns
US hardcover edition
AuthorFleming Lee (based upon teleplays by John Kruse, D. R. Motton and Leigh Vance and characters by Leslie Charteris)
LanguageEnglish
SeriesThe Saint
GenreMystery, Novellas
PublisherThe Crime Club
Publication date
1968
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
Media typePrint (Hardback & Paperback)
Preceded byThe Saint on TV 
Followed byThe Saint and the Fiction Makers 

The Saint Returns is a collection of two mystery novellas by Fleming Lee, continuing the adventures of the sleuth Simon Templar a.k.a. "The Saint", created by Leslie Charteris. This book was first published in the United States in 1968 by The Crime Club, and in the United Kingdom in 1969 by Hodder and Stoughton.

Although credited to Leslie Charteris on the front cover, Fleming Lee was credited with writing the novellas, which were adaptations of episodes from the 1962-69 television series The Saint. Charteris served in an editorial capacity.

Stories

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The book consisted of the following stories:

  1. The Dizzy Daughter - based on the teleplay 'Little Girl Lost' by Leigh Vance, from a story by D. R. Motton.
  2. The Gadget Lovers - based on the teleplay by John Kruse.

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