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Modesty Blaise Series

13 primary works • 13 total works
The novels and short stories by Peter O'Donnell. This list does not include stories told in comics format. There is some continuity between the books. These are best read in the order below. The exception is the short story collection Cobra Trap, best read after the other books.

Book 1

Modesty Blaise
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3.97 · 1574 Ratings · 210 Reviews · published 1965 · 63 editions
In her first adventure for British Intelligence Mo…

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    Book 2

    Sabre-Tooth
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    4.09     · 631 Ratings · 39 Reviews · published 1966 · 25 editions
    In the second installment of Peter O'Donnell's bes…

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    Book 3

    I, Lucifer
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    4.06     · 566 Ratings · 31 Reviews · published 1967 · 32 editions
    Lucifer, a paranoid young man, believes that he is…

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    Book 4

    A Taste for Death
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    4.17     · 563 Ratings · 45 Reviews · published 1969 · 21 editions
    The rugged team of Modesty Blaise and her loyal li…

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    Book 5

    The Impossible Virgin
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    4.10     · 494 Ratings · 24 Reviews · published 1973 · 6 editions
    Modesty Blaise's friend Novak died trying to prese…

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    Book 6

    Pieces of Modesty
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    4.02     · 425 Ratings · 30 Reviews · published 1972 · 20 editions
    Six short stories featuring Modesty Blaise and Wil…

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    Book 7

    The Silver Mistress
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    4.12     · 478 Ratings · 32 Reviews · published 1973 · 25 editions
    This seventh novel in the Modesty Blaise series wi…

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    Book 8

    Last Day in Limbo
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    4.18     · 421 Ratings · 20 Reviews · published 1977 · 20 editions
    "Modesty’s latest adventure takes place in the jun…

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    Book 9

    Dragon's Claw
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    4.03     · 359 Ratings · 13 Reviews · published 1978 · 20 editions
    This crime adventure begins when heroine Modesty B…

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    Book 10

    The Xanadu Talisman
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    4.07     · 387 Ratings · 17 Reviews · published 1981 · 17 editions
    In this classic return we see Modesty both at her …

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    Book 11

    The Night of Morningstar
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    4.15     · 384 Ratings · 19 Reviews · published 1982 · 19 editions
    There have been few other female action heroines l…

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    Book 12

    Dead Man's Handle
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    4.10     · 324 Ratings · 13 Reviews · published 1985 · 14 editions
    This latest installment in the Modesty Blaise pulp…

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    Cobra Trap
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    4.12     · 324 Ratings · 15 Reviews · published 1996 · 9 editions
    Each short story in this final installment of the …

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