serious relationship between Templar and a woman other than his longtime girlfriend Patricia Holm, who is not mentioned once in this book (she returns in subsequent volumes, however). In the previous novel The Saint in New York Templar expresses affection for Fay Edwards while She Was a Lady has Templar partnering with a female thief named Jill Trelawney, however in both cases Templar indicates that he is not "available" due to his relationship with Holm; no such reference is made in Saint Overboard. Some editions contain an introduction by Charteris in which he discusses the diving technology used in the book. The 1963 reprint by Fiction Publishing Company includes a modified version of this introduction in which Charteris apologizes for the outdated technology. This is one of the few Saint books to include a map showing the locations of the major events in the book. Film adaptation plans The film rights to Saint Overboard were purchased by RKO Studios for adaptation as part of its popular series of Saint movies during the 1940s. Ultimately, however, no such film was ever produced. Radio adaptation A one-hour radio play, starring Paul Rhys as the Saint and Patsy Kensit as Loretta Page, was broadcast in 1995. References 1936 British novels Simon Templar books Novels by Leslie Charteris Novels set in France Hodder & Stoughton books