 The rejection of the manuscript by Doubleday meant that The Crime Club's long-standing right of first refusal on any new Saint works was now ended and the manuscript was then submitted to other United States publishers, without success.Barer also tells of a 1979 novel titled "The Saint's Lady" by a Scottish fan, Joy Martin, which had been written as a present for and as a tribute to Charteris.Charteris was impressed by the manuscript and attempted to get it published, but it too was ultimately rejected.