The Saint in Miami - Plot Summary

Plot Summary

One of Patricia Holm's friends sends an invitation for Patricia and her friend, Simon Templar to visit Miami. Upon arrival, however, The Saint, Patricia and sidekick Hoppy Uniatz discover Pat's friend and her husband are nowhere to be found. The trio take up residence in the friend's house. A few days later, a tanker explodes off the Florida coast, and soon after, Simon discovers the dead body of a sailor washed up on shore; attached to the wrist of the body is a lifebelt from the British submarine H.M.S. Triton. Simon suspects a link between the disappearance of Patricia's friends, the explosion, and a millionaire yachtsman named Randolph March. March's yacht is moored not far from the explosion, and Templar and Hoppy launch the investigation by climibing aboard the yacht, leaving the sailor's corpse in a stateroom for the police to find, and challenging March to give up his secrets. Afterwards, Templar finds himself targeted not only by March, but by an eager local sheriff who proves to be almost as fast-witted as the Saint, himself.

Soon, the Saint uncovers a Nazi ring operating out of Florida.

The Saint, created by Leslie Charteris
Characters
  • Simon Templar
  • Patricia Holm
  • Claud Eustace Teal
  • Inspector Fernack
  • Rayt Marius
  • Hoppy Uniatz
  • Roger Conway
Books by Leslie Charteris
  • Meet the Tiger (1928)
  • Enter the Saint (1930)
  • The Last Hero (1930)
  • Knight Templar (1930)
  • Featuring the Saint (UK only – 1931)
  • Alias the Saint (UK only – 1931)
  • Wanted for Murder (US only – 1931)
  • She Was a Lady (1931)
  • The Holy Terror (1932)
  • Getaway (1932)
  • Once More the Saint (1933)
  • The Brighter Buccaneer (1933)
  • The Misfortunes of Mr. Teal (1934)
  • Boodle (1934)
  • The Saint Goes On (1934)
  • The Saint in New York (1935)
  • Saint Overboard (1936)
  • The Ace of Knaves (1937)
  • Thieves' Picnic (1937)
  • Prelude for War (1938)
  • Follow the Saint (1938)
  • The Happy Highwayman (1939)
  • The Saint in Miami (1940)
  • The Saint Goes West (1942)
  • The Saint Steps In (1942)
  • The Saint on Guard (1944)
  • The Saint Sees it Through (1946)
  • Call for the Saint (1948)
  • Saint Errant (1948)
  • The Saint in Europe (1953)
  • The Saint on the Spanish Main (1955)
  • The Saint Around the World (1956)
  • Thanks to the Saint (1957)
  • Señor Saint (1958)
  • The Saint to the Rescue (1959)
  • Trust the Saint (1962)
  • The Saint in the Sun (1963)
Collaborations
(credited to Charteris)
  • Vendetta for the Saint (1964)
  • The Saint on TV (1968)
  • The Saint Returns (1968)
  • The Saint and the Fiction Makers (1968)
  • The Saint Abroad (1969)
  • The Saint in Pursuit (1970)
  • The Saint and the People Importers (1971)
  • Catch the Saint (1975)
  • The Saint and the Hapsburg Necklace (1976)
  • Send for the Saint (1977)
  • The Saint in Trouble (1978)
  • The Saint and the Templar Treasure (1979)
  • Count on the Saint (1980)
  • Salvage for the Saint (1983)
Books by Burl Barer
  • The Saint (film novelization) (1997)
  • Capture the Saint (1997)
Unpublished works
  • Bet on the Saint (1968)
  • The Saint's Lady (1979)
Cinema films
  • The Saint in New York (1938)
  • The Saint Strikes Back (1939)
  • The Saint in London (1939)
  • The Saint's Double Trouble (1940)
  • The Saint Takes Over (1940)
  • The Saint in Palm Springs (1941)
  • The Saint's Vacation (1941)
  • The Saint Meets the Tiger (1943)
  • The Saint's Return (1953)
  • Le Saint mène la danse (1960)
  • Le Saint prend l'affut (1966)
  • The Saint (1997)
TV films
  • The Fiction Makers (1968)
  • Vendetta for the Saint (1969)
  • The Saint and the Brave Goose (1983)
  • The Saint in Manhattan (1987)
TV series
  • The Saint (1962 – 1969)
  • Return of the Saint (1978 – 1979)
  • Mystery Wheel of Adventure (1989)
The Saint actors
  • Louis Hayward
  • George Sanders
  • Hugh Sinclair
  • Félix Marten
  • Jean Marais
  • Roger Moore
  • Ian Ogilvy
  • Andrew Clarke
  • Simon Dutton
  • Val Kilmer
  • Adam Rayner
Related articles
  • Daredevil (1929) (Teal's first appearance)
  • S.W.O.R.D. (fictional organization)
  • Hirondel (Templar's car)
Biographical/Bibliographical
  • The Saint and Leslie Charteris (1970) by W.O.G. Lofts and Derek Adley
  • The Saint: 'So You're The Famous Simon Templar' (1989) By Tony Mechele and Dick Fiddy
  • The Saint: A Complete History in Print, Radio, Film and Television (1993) by Burl Barer


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