Modesty Blaise
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Condition: VG. Jacket: Worn/faded, with some chipping and creasing to edges and corners. No visible tears. Page Condition: Yellowed with age. Markings: No visible markings. Binding: Intact.
A landmark spy thriller, Modesty Blaise introduces one of crime fiction's most iconic and enduring heroines — a razor-sharp, fiercely independent former crime syndicate boss turned reluctant British intelligence operative. Peter O'Donnell chronicles Modesty's first novel-length mission alongside her loyal cockney sidekick Willie Garvin, as the pair are tasked by British intelligence to protect a diamond shipment from a flamboyant and deadly criminal mastermind. The narrative crackles with wit, style, and relentless action, delivering the sophistication of a Bond thriller through a distinctly feminist lens decades ahead of its time. Born from O'Donnell's hugely popular Daily Express comic strip, the novel presents a fully realised world of glamour, danger, and psychological depth, cementing Modesty Blaise as a cultural icon of 1960s popular fiction.
Author: Peter O'Donnell
Format: Hardback
Published: 1965, Souvenir Press
Genre: Crime fiction
Condition remarks:
Condition: VG. Jacket: Worn/faded, with some chipping and creasing to edges and corners. No visible tears. Page Condition: Yellowed with age. Markings: No visible markings. Binding: Intact.
A landmark spy thriller, Modesty Blaise introduces one of crime fiction's most iconic and enduring heroines — a razor-sharp, fiercely independent former crime syndicate boss turned reluctant British intelligence operative. Peter O'Donnell chronicles Modesty's first novel-length mission alongside her loyal cockney sidekick Willie Garvin, as the pair are tasked by British intelligence to protect a diamond shipment from a flamboyant and deadly criminal mastermind. The narrative crackles with wit, style, and relentless action, delivering the sophistication of a Bond thriller through a distinctly feminist lens decades ahead of its time. Born from O'Donnell's hugely popular Daily Express comic strip, the novel presents a fully realised world of glamour, danger, and psychological depth, cementing Modesty Blaise as a cultural icon of 1960s popular fiction.