ðə θɹˈiː stˈoːɹiz ˌɪntɹədˈuːs ɐ kˈæst ʌv səpˈoːɹɾɪŋ kˈæɹɪktɚz hˌuː mˌeɪk ˌʌp tˈɛmplɚz tˈiːm ɹᵻfˈɜːd tʊ æt wˈʌn pˈɔɪnt ɪn ðɪs bˈʊk æz "sˈeɪnts"; ˈoʊnli pɐtɹˈɪʃə hˈoʊm ænd tˈɛmplɚz bˈʌtlɚ, ˈoːɹeɪs, hæd ɐpˈɪɹd ɪnðə pɹˈiːviəs bˈʊk.
The three stories introduce a cast of supporting characters who make up Templar's team (referred to at one point in this book as "Saints"); only Patricia Holm and Templar's butler, Orace, had appeared in the previous book.