Empowered by the Estate of Leslie Charteris to write new adventures of Simon Templar, I penned CAPTURE THE SAINT, the first new Saint novel since 1983's Salvage for the Saint. Without a TV series, however, publishers saw little market for Saint adventures. I had achieved my life long dream of writing Saint books, only to have the market shrink faster than an all wool sweater in an industrial dryer.
Now, however, a new Saint television series is in the works, a pilot shooting in March, and renewed interest in our beloved Robin Hood of Modern Crime. Meanwhile, everyone is trying out the new digital platforms. Leslie Charteris, creator of the Saint, gloriously promoted his creation in all available media. Hence, the first NEW Saint novel by Burl Barer, CAPTURE THE SAINT, http://www.amazon.com/dp/... is now available on Kindle for a glorious $1.99. Yes it is an experiment, and yes I am writing another new Saint novel, RETURN OF THE SAINT. Hopefully, the combination of a new series and new novels will generate significant interest from both the general public and specific publishers.
