Pieces of Modesty (Modesty Blaise Series)

by Peter O'Donnell

Overview

Modesty Blaise and Willie Garvin are legendary names and in the 6 stories in this collection it is non - stop adventure as they travel and fight their way around the world. From South America to Berlin, Finland to London they use everything that comes to hand, from a circus cannon to human kite - flying, to survive against the odds.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781459643741
Publisher:	ReadHowYouWant
Publication date:	07/19/2012
Series:	Modesty Blaise Novel Series
Edition description:	16th ed. Large Print
Pages:	320
Product dimensions:	6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Peter O'Donnell started as a professional writer in 1937, he created the character of Modesty Blaise for a strip cartoon in 1963 and the series was eventually syndicated in over 42 countries and produced 13 novels.

Editorial Reviews

Six stories (that)... are complete and complex adventures in themselves... Modesty is still perfect, still beautiful, still iconic... If you have not discovered Modesty, either because she passed you by or, let's face it, because you were too young, then do get hold of these.,Lighter in tone than Fleming's (James Bond) 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.

From the Publisher

The fantastic elements of the Modesty novels were tempered by O'Donnell's superb physical writing.

New York Times Book Review

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

The stories of Modesty . . . are better than James Bond and funnier.

Tribune

These books are the finest escapist thrillers ever written.

Times