As dangerous as she is desirable, Modesty Blaise — former criminal mastermind, now an international adventuress — is a classic newspaper strip icon! In this collection of her adventures with long-time companion Willie Garvin, the two face a deadly Outback gang; foil an evil brain-washing plot; and Modesty must stop a young admirer and aspiring jewel thief from getting himself killed!

Modesty Blaise, cult creation of best-selling author Peter O’Donnell, is back! The adventures of this all-round bad girl and spy are now collected in a luscious Collectors’ Edition paperback library! Thrown into searing hotbeds of intrigue, and up against impossible odds, Modesty Blaise proves once and for all that the female of the species is deadlier than the male. With her trusted right-hand man, Willie Garvin, and the underworld resources of ‘The Network’ on tap, no job is too big, no threat too great!

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She’s back in a Blaise of glory! From the pages of British newspaper The Evening Standard comes the global phenomenon and cult icon that is Modesty Blaise! Peter O’Donnell’s serialised comic strip featuring everyone’s favourite high-kicking, seductive super spy Modesty Blaise are reprinted here in new Collectors’ Library volumes. These classic stories are brought to the comic strip page by the highly talented writer/creator O’Donnell with illustrations by the equally talented artist Enric Badia Romero. Expertly drawn and highly detailed, Modesty Blaise adventures are a nostalgic trip into the characters past and world. This volume contains a special introduction by Edgar award-winning author Jan Burke (Bloodlines), a feature exploring the controversial artwork of The Stone Age Caper, new story introductions by O’Donnell, a story checklist and bonus stories The Stone Age Caper and With Love From Rufus.

Is Modesty Blaise losing her mind? In The Puppet Master an evil psychologist wants to settle an old score and puts Modesty through one of the most gruelling ordeals of her life, to be brainwashed for his purposes. Can our heroine regain her self-control or will she complete her mission: to kill her partner Willie Garvin! There’s more trouble in The Stone Age Caper when Modesty and partner Willie face a deadly Outback gang while humour and action take centre stage when Modesty acquires a young admirer in With Love From Rufus. Classic adventures in another collection of exciting, action-packed adventures with a woman you don’t want to mess with!

Writer Peter O’Donnell is best known as the creator of Modesty Blaise but he was also a historical romance novelist with a total of nine novels credited under the pseudonym Madeleine Brent. Enric Badia Romero is a Spanish comic strip artist who is notable for not only completing the Modesty Blaise story The War-Lords of Phoenix after Jim Holdaway’s death but also carrying on as the strip’s artist until its end. Romero has worked for 2000 AD and is creator and artist on Axa. Romero’s work contributed to the legacy that is Modesty Blaise, a 1960s cultural and female icon that still inspires today.

“These are the finest escapist thrillers ever written…It is wonderful that the books are being reissued, that Modesty Blaise is back.” – The Times

“Brilliant escapist thrillers which have brought one of Britain’s greatest heroines to a new audience.”
– Matt Adams

“Modesty Blaise is one of British Pop Culture’s neglected jewels…Let’s hope Ms Blaise finds a new audience, hungry for these brilliant slices of retro-chic.” – SFX Magazine

Classics · Modesty Blaise
Volume 8 in the series · Collects The Stone Age Caper, The Puppet Master, With Love From Rufus.