Books in series
#3
Modesty Blaise 3
Top Traitor
2004
With a mind as sharp as her fashion sense and fighting skills worthy of any samurai, Modesty Blaise—cult creation of author Peter O’Donnell—returns to print! In three thrilling, nerve-shredding stories—Top Traitor, The Vikings and The Head Girls—Modesty must rip deeply through her own organisation to uncover a spy, do battle with homicidal Norsemen, and cross claws with a pride of kittens-turned-feral cats—all this action jammed into one volcanic volume! Collecting the classic rare newspaper strips from London’s Evening Standard, this volume continues the previously unpublished interview with Peter O’Donnell and features an in-depth look at the cult Modesty Blaise movie from the 60s.
#5
Modesty Blaise 5
Bad Suki
2005
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! A new adventure falls literally into the lap of Modesty and her right-hand man Willie Garvin. Aiding a young girl battling drug addiction leads Modesty into the deepest, grimmest levels of criminal purgatory as she pursues her hatred of drug dealers. But who or what is bad suki and what will be the bloody cost of finding out? Also collecting The Galley Slaves and The Red Gryphon, this new volume includes an appreciation of artist Jim Holdaway by legendary comics illustrator Walt Simonson (Thor, Elric) and masses of rare and never-before-seen artwork!
#6
Modesty Blaise 6
The Hell-Makers
1986
As deadly as she is lovely, Modesty Blaise, the cult creation of best-selling author Peter O’Donnell, returns in this latest volume of classic comics from Titan! In this edition, Modesty stars in the final three intrigue-filled adventures to be illustrated by Jim The Hell Makers, Take Over and The War-Lords of Phoenix! Featuring an introduction by Max Allan Collins (Road to Perdition, CSI graphic novels), along with an article by Modesty creator Peter O’Donnell and an exclusive, in-depth interview with O’Donnell, this latest addition to Titan’s Modesty Blaise library is not to be missed!
#7
Modesty Blaise 7
The Green-Eyed Monster
1979
As dangerous as she is desirable, Modesty Blaise, the cult creation of best-selling writer Peter O'Donnell, returns in three devastating adventures In Willie the Djinn, Modesty and Willie Garvin face political intrigue in the Middle East, while in The Green Eyed Monster, Modesty must deal with a prissy love rival and ruthless kidnappers. And in Death of a Jester, Modesty and Willie get caught up in a bizarre medieval jousting tournament Featuring brand new story introductions by Modesty creator Peter O'Donnell and an exclusive, in-depth interview with him, this latest addition to the Modesty Blaise library is not to be missed
#8
Modesty Blaise 8
The Puppet Master
1987
As dangerous as she is desirable, Modesty Blaise, the cult creation, returns for three more devastating adventures. Elements of humour, action, and danger are combined in these escapist thrillers written by O'Donnell.
#9
Modesty Blaise 9
The Gallows Bird
2006
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! Modesty Blaise and her partner Willie Garvin face danger once more in The Gallows Bird. In The Wicked Gnomes, a dangerous organisation kidnaps an old friend of the duo... and it’s down to them to get her back. And a crash-landing in the jungle spells trouble in The Iron God, as our heroes fall into the hands of diamond thieves! Featuring brand new story introductions by Modesty creator Peter O’Donnell, plus a very rare interview with O’Donnell, this latest addition to the Modesty Blaise library is not to be missed!
#11
Modesty Blaise 11
The Inca Trail
2007
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!
Modesty stumbles from a babysitting job into a mob war in The Reluctant Chaperon ; shoots for the heart in The Greenwood Maid ; a lover’s betrayal puts both Modesty and Willie in the gladiatorial arena in Those About to Die ; and in The Inca Trail, the duo save two children... and stop a revolution!
Featuring brand new story commentaries by Modesty creator Peter O’Donnell, plus an exclusive introduction, this latest addition to the Modesty Blaise library is not to be missed!
#12
Modesty Blaise 12
Death Trap
2007
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!
When Modesty and Willie are lured into an attempted Eastern European coup, could they be walking into a Death Trap ? Also collected in this edition, our heroes investigate human traffickers in The Vanishing Dollybirds, and take aim at vicious drug smugglers in The Junk Men !
Featuring brand new story introductions by Modesty creator Peter O’Donnell, plus an exclusive O’Donnell interview, this latest addition to the Modesty Blaise library is not to be missed!
#13
Modesty Blaise 13
Yellowstone Booty
2008
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 this latest volume, Modesty faces off against a group of racketeers who have eyes on valuable Native American treasure in €˜Yellowstone Booty€™; in €˜Idaho George€™, Modesty and a con man are imprisoned by a gang who want to turn fools gold into the real thing; and in €˜The Golden Frog€™, learn about the secret origin of her fighting skills!Featuring brand new story introductions by Modesty creator and bestselling author Peter O€™Donnell, plus exclusive behind-the-scenes paintings and rarely seen artwork by John Burns, this latest addition to the Modesty Blaise library is not to be missed!
#14
Modesty Blaise 14
Green Cobra
2008
Rare book
#15
The Lady Killers
2009
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! Adventurer, spy, smuggler, racketeer and all-round bad girl, Modesty is as stylish as she is smart, as lethal and beautiful as a Japanese fighting sword! This latest volume features three classic hard-to-find €˜Dossier on Pluto€™, €˜The Lady Killers€™ & €˜Garvin€™s Travels€™... all wrapped up in a spectacular collector€™s library edition!Featuring new story introductions by creator Peter O€™Donnell, plus a host of special features and behind the scenes material €” this latest addition to the Modesty Blaise library is not to be missed!
#16
The Scarlet Maiden
2009
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! Adventurer, spy, smuggler, racketeer and all-round bad girl, Modesty is as stylish as she is smart, as lethal and beautiful as a Japanese fighting sword! This latest volume features three classic hard-to-find €˜The Scarlet Maiden€™, €˜The Moonman€™ & €˜A Few Flowers for the Colonel€™... wrapped up in a spectacular collector€™s library edition!Featuring new story introductions by creator Peter O€™Donnell, plus a host of special features and behind the scenes material €” this latest addition to the Modesty Blaise library is not to be missed!
#17
Death in Slow Motion
2009
The dark underworld of espionage and crime is lit up by the fatal charms of the gorgeous Modesty Blaise €” high priestess of pulp crime. Adventurer, spy, racketeer and all-round bad girl, Modesty is as stylish as she is smart and as lethal as she is beautiful!This latest volume features the classic stories The Balloonatic, Death in Slow Motion and The Alternative Man €” in which Modesty and Willie race against time to save an old friend and his daughter in a desert; foil a Caribbean drug courier racket while playing Robinson Crusoe; and battle a sinister and deadly assassination bureau! With story introductions and an exclusive feature and artwork by Eisner-award winning artist Steve Epting, this is a must-have for fans of stylish comic-strip adventure!
#18
Sweet Caroline
2010
The dark underworld of espionage and crime is lit up by the gorgeous Modesty Blaise—high priestess of pulp crime.
This latest volume features the classic stories Sweet Caroline, The Return of the Mammoth and Plato’s Republic—in which Modesty and Willie pursue an assassins guild; one of Willie’s prize elephants is stolen by Russian agents; and Modesty becomes the target of extortionists who are after the intelligence files from her days in The Network!
With introductions by creator Peter O’Donnell and exclusive features that takes the reader behind the scenes on the many aspects of Modesty’s world, this latest stylish collection is absolutely essential!
#19
The Double Agent
2011
The dark underworld of espionage and crime is lit up by the gorgeous Modesty Blaise €” high priestess of pulp crime. This latest volume features the classic stories The Wild Boar, Kali’s Disciples and The Double Agent €” in which the head of French intelligence is kidnapped; Modesty and Willie face a dangerous cult; and Modesty’s double causes all sorts of mayhem! With introductions and exclusive features that takes the reader behind the scenes on the many aspects of Modesty’s world, this latest stylish collection is absolutely essential.
#20
Million Dollar Game
2011
Modesty Blaise, the cult bad girl and spy created by best-selling author Peter O'Donnell, is back!
Stories from the classic newspaper strip Modesty Blaise are collected here in the latest addition to Titan's deluxe library series.
This volume collects the original strip stories "Butch Cassidy Rides Again", "Million Dollar Game" and "The Vampire of Malvescu", in which Modesty and Willie meet the legendary but dangerous outlaw; Modesty takes on poachers in East Africa; and confronts a mythic blood-sucker in Transylvania!
With story introductions that take the reader behind the scenes of Modesty's world, this outstanding collection is not to be missed.
#21
Live Bait
2002
Modesty Blaise, the cult bad girl and spy created by best-selling author Peter O'Donnell, is back!
Stories from the classic newspaper strip Modesty Blaise are collected here in the latest in Titan's deluxe library series, including Samantha and the Cherub, Milord and Live Bait ! The inimitable tag-team of Modesty Blaise and Willie Garvin do battle with the darkest elements of the underworld once again, beautifully illustrated by Enric Badia Romero!
With story introductions that take the reader behind the scenes of Modesty's world, this outstanding collection is not to be missed.
#22
Lady in the Dark
2003
Stories from the classic newspaper strip Modesty Blaise are collected here in the latest in Titan's deluxe library series.
This volume includes the classic stories The Girl from the Future, The Big Mole and Lady in the Dark!
With story introductions that take the reader behind the scenes of Modesty's world, this outstanding collection is not to be missed.
#23
The Girl in the Iron Mask
2013
Features the classic stories Fiona, Walkabout and The Girl In The Iron Mask written by popular British crime writer Peter O'Donnell and beautifully illustrated by Enric Badia Romero! Willie's admirer Fiona returns, Modesty faces the outback alone and an iron mask could mark her end in this latest gripping volume!
With story introductions by Modesty Blaise archivist Lawrence Blackmore, this outstanding collection of never-before-reprinted material is not to be missed.
#24
The Young Mistress
2013
As dangerous as she is desirable, Modesty Blaise, the cult creation of best-selling writer Peter O’Donnell, returns for three more devastating adventures! Features the classic stories ‘The Young Mistress’, ‘Ivory Dancer’ and ‘Our Friend Maude’, written by Peter O’Donnell and beautifully illustrated by Enric Badia Romero!
#25
The Grim Joker
2014
As dangerous as she is desirable, Modesty Blaise, the cult creation of best-selling writer Peter O’Donnell, returns for three more devastating adventures! Features the classic stories ‘The Grim Joker’, ‘A Present for the Princess’ and ‘Black Queen’s Pawn’, written by Peter O’Donnell and beautifully illustrated by Enric Badia Romero!
#26
The Killing Distance
2015
Continuing the only complete collection of Modesty Blaise Adventures! The return of the 'ass-kicking femme fatale'. Full of classic action and adventure and dripping with 60's chic.
#27
Ripper Jax
2015
Continuing the only complete collection of Modesty Blaise adventures! The return of the 'ass-kicking femme fatale'. Full of classic action and adventure and dripping with ‘60's chic.
#28
The Murder Frame
2016
As dangerous as she is desirable, Modesty Blaise, the cult creation of best-selling writer Peter O’Donnell, returns for four more thrilling adventures! Features the stories The Murder Frame, Fraser's Story, Tribute to the Pharaoh and The Special Orders.
#29
The Children of Lucifer
2017
Continuing the only complete collection of Modesty Blaise adventures! The return of the 'ass-kicking femme fatale'. Full of classic action and adventure and dripping with '60's chic. Contains three complete stories, first published in 1998 and 1999 as daily newspaper comic strips.
#30
The Killing Game
2017
Wedding bells are sounding for Guido the Jinx, but as always he’s in over his head and Modesty and Willie must fight to save him, and the world, from bio-terrorists in‘The Last Aristocrat’. Modesty and Willie are forced to become quarry in a big game hunt, playing for keeps in ‘The Killing Game’. In their final tale ‘The Zombie’ the pair must rescue an old Network friend from a super-computer building cult.
Author
Peter O'Donnell
Author · 45 books
Librarian Note: There is more than one author in the GoodReads database with this name. See this thread for more information. Peter O'Donnell also wrote as Madeleine Brent. http://www.cs.umu.se/~kenth/modesty.html is an excellent resource on this author. To help keep the novels and the adventure strip collections separate, here's some info about the Modesty Blaise works. In 1963, O'Donnell began his 38-year run as writer of the Modesty Blaise adventure story strip, which appeared six days a week in English and Scottish newspapers. He retired the strip in 2001. Each strip story took 18-20 weeks to complete. Several publishers over the years have attempted to collect these stories in large softcovers. Titan Publishing is currently in the process of bringing them all out in large-format softcover, with 2-3 stories in each books. These are called "graphic novels" in the Goodreads title. Meanwhile, during those 38 years, O'Donnell also wrote 13 books about Modesty Blaise: 11 novels and 2 short story/novella collections. These stories are not related to the strip stories; they are not novelizations of strip stories. They are entirely new, though the characters and "lives" are the same. These have been labeled "series #0". There is a large article on Peter O'Donnell on Wikipedia, with a complete bibliography.
