As dangerous as she is desirable, Modesty Blaise — former criminal mastermind, now an international adventuress — is a classic newspaper strip icon! In this twelfth collection of her adventures, Modesty and Willie are lured into an attempted Eastern European coup, investigate human traffickers, and take aim at vicious drug smugglers!

The dark underworld of espionage and crime is lit up by the fatal charms of the gorgeous Modesty Blaise — high priestess of pulp crime and goddess of cult thrillers!

In Death Trap, Modesty and partner Willie Garvin are lured into an attempted Eastern European coup by a corrupt governor and become caught in a vicious game of cat and mouse with every path leading to death. Can our duo escape or will they face a dead end? Investigating corruption involving the circus, Modesty finds herself on the wrong side of the crowd when Willie makes her part of his deadly knife-throwing act in The Vanishing Dollybirds, while Modesty faces a group of drug traffickers in The Junk Men. More classic adventures in another collection of exciting, action-packed adventures with a woman you don’t want to mess with!

This volume contains an article exploring the censorship of The Junk Men, new story introductions by O’Donnell, rare and previously unseen artwork and a story checklist.

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.

“The strip’s longevity testifies to the enduring charm of Peter O’Donnell’s invention.” – Evening Standard

“A flagship series among British comic strips.” – Matt Adams

“The blueprint for the ass-kicking femme.” – The Guardian

“Modesty is a distinctive type, a fantasy femme – sometimes captured in Jane-like semi-nudity or in striking fighting poses – with a heart and a will of her own. We’re looking forward to the rest of the series.” – Kim Newman

Crime · Modesty Blaise
Volume 12 in the series ·