Review
"Brilliant slices of retro-chic." - SFX Magazine "A blueprint for the ass-kicking femme" - The Guardian "These are the finest escapist thrillers ever written... It is wonderful that the books are being reissued, that Modesty Blaise is back." - The Times"
Product Description
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!
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!
About the Author
Peter O'Donnell has written in many media, but since he created Modesty Blaise, which was first published in 1963, it has achieved international success. There has even been a film and a TV version of the character. Enric Badia Romero has worked for 2000 AD and is the long-term artist of Axa.
