 Val Kilmer portrayed Templar and is pictured on the book's front cover.This was the first book featuring Templar since "Salvage for the Saint" ended the original series of books (which began in 1928) in 1983.It is also the first Saint story to be published since Charteris' death in 1993 and the first to not be published by either Hodder & Stoughton (UK) or The Crime Club (US).