The Saint in Trouble

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The Saint in Trouble

US hardcover edition
Author Graham Weaver, based upon a teleplay by Terence Feely, a story by John Kruse, and characters by Leslie Charteris
Country United Kingdom
Language English
Series The Saint
Genre(s) Mystery, Novellas
Publisher The Crime Club
Publication date 1978
Media type Print (Hardback & Paperback)
Preceded by Send for the Saint
Followed by The Saint and the Templar Treasure

The Saint in Trouble is a collection of two mystery novellas 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.

One of the stories in this collection, "The Imprudent Professor", was an adaptation of an episode of Return of the Saint. This appears to have been the only Saint book published during the run of the short-lived series.

[edit] Stories

The book consisted of the following stories:

  1. The Imprudent Professor (teleplay by Terence Feely) - based on a Return of the Saint episode
  2. The Red Sabbath (story by John Kruse)