The first collection of pulse-pounding short stories featuring the iconic heroine Modesty Blaise
Peter O'Donnell began his career working on several major pre-war comics, Tiger Tim, Chips and Captain Moonlight. During the 1950s he became involved in strip cartoons and eventually created his revolutionary Modesty Blaise, syndicated in more than 42 countries. The strip led to a series of bestselling novels about Modesty and her faithful lieutenant, Willie Garvin, all published by Souvenir Press: Modesty Blaise, Sabre Tooth, I, Lucifer, The Impossible Virgin, Pieces of Modesty, A Taste for Death, The Silver Mistress, Dragon's Claw, The Xanadu Talisman, The Night of the Morningstar, Dead Man's Handle and his most recent collection Cobra Trap.
These books are the finest escapist thrillers ever written
*The Times*
Lighter in tone than Fleming's novels, the Modesty stories are
especially rich in characterisation, with the sparring between
Modesty and Willie Garvin always a highlight... No self-respecting
Modesty fan should be without it
*Choice*
In the beginning there was Modesty. Cooler than the pretentious
James Bond, tougher than the brain-dead Mike Hammer
*Lauren Henderson, author of Dead White Female*
Before Buffy, before Charlie's Angels, before Purdy and Emma Peel
there was Modesty Blaise. For almost 40 years, Peter O'Donnell's
iconic heroine drop-kicked her way through a swath of villains and
into a unique place in popular culture
*Observer*
One of the great partnerships in fiction, bearing comparison with
that of Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson
*Kingsley Amis*
O'Donnell is one of those rare popular writers, like Josephine Tey
or P.G. Wodehouse, who inspire not just fandom but love
*New York Times*
Modesty Blaise was the comic-strip criminal genius, turned
occasional secret service operative, who managed to combine
timeless beauty and elegance with the ability to break every bone
in your body... there's never been a better time to become
acquainted
*The Crack*
The continuing renaissance of the immortal heroine: thrilling,
humorous and timeless adventures, the Modesty Blaise series are
seminal British crime novels
*Crime Time*
These books are the finest escapist thrillers ever written * The
Times *
Lighter in tone than Fleming's novels, the Modesty stories are
especially rich in characterisation, with the sparring between
Modesty and Willie Garvin always a highlight... No self-respecting
Modesty fan should be without it * Choice *
In the beginning there was Modesty. Cooler than the pretentious
James Bond, tougher than the brain-dead Mike Hammer -- Lauren
Henderson, author of Dead White Female
Before Buffy, before Charlie's Angels, before Purdy and Emma Peel
there was Modesty Blaise. For almost 40 years, Peter O'Donnell's
iconic heroine drop-kicked her way through a swath of villains and
into a unique place in popular culture * Observer *
One of the great partnerships in fiction, bearing comparison with
that of Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson -- Kingsley Amis
O'Donnell is one of those rare popular writers, like Josephine Tey
or P.G. Wodehouse, who inspire not just fandom but love * New York
Times *
Modesty Blaise was the comic-strip criminal genius, turned
occasional secret service operative, who managed to combine
timeless beauty and elegance with the ability to break every bone
in your body... there's never been a better time to become
acquainted * The Crack *
The continuing renaissance of the immortal heroine: thrilling,
humorous and timeless adventures, the Modesty Blaise series are
seminal British crime novels * Crime Time *
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