a copy of the novel "the saint in new york" was featured prominently in an episode of the canadian sitcom "corner gas" in 2004. in the episode "comedy night", the show's lead character, brent leroy, attempts to sway a local ladies' reading club away from examining oprah's book club-style titles like "the life of pi" and into adventure fiction such as don pendleton's "the executioner" and "the saint in new york". brent compares "the saint in new york's" plot with the "fish out of water" plot of "the life of pi". according to the book "tales from dog river: the complete corner gas guide" by michele sponagle, the show's prop department had to obtain multiple copies of the novel for filming, but found it difficult to do so since it is out of print; they had to order copies from as far away as florida. (ultimately, however, only one copy of the book actually appeared on screen, specifically the 1980s reprint edition by charter books.)