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It was adapted into films in 1966, 1982, and 2003, and from 1965 onwards eleven. A popular british comic strip series served as inspiration for this lighthearted espionage adventure, which if nothing else certainly shows the marks. About the author peter odonnell created modesty blaise as a strip cartoon that was syndicated in more than 42 countries. She and willie retired but found the quiet life didnt appeal and among other things, took jobs for the british intelligence network. Thrilling, humorous and timeless adventures, the modesty blaise series are seminal british crime novels by peter odonnell. There is some continuity between the books and they are best read in the order below. For almost 40 years, peter odonnells iconic heroine dropkicked her way through a swath of villains and into. Modesty blaise novel project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. Buy the modesty blaise companion book online at low prices. Order of modesty blaise books modesty blaise is a fictional character created by british novelist and comic strip writer peter odonnell. Modesty blaise 14 works search for books with subject modesty blaise. Pdf modesty blaise the puppet master download full pdf. Everything you could possibly want to know about peter odonnells classic creation, modesty blaise, from novels to newspaper strips, with full story outlines.
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