Modesty Blaise

Profile Books Ltd

In her first adventure for British Intelligence, Modesty Blaise and her loyal lieutenant, Willie Garvin, must foil a multi-million pound diamond heist. Bored and restive, Modesty is looking for a mission when she is approached by the head of British Intelligence. Britain is shipping ten million pounds worth of diamonds from South Africa to Beirut as partial payment for an oil concession to a Middle Eastern sheikh, and the rumour is that the secrecy of this mission has been uncovered and someone may try to steal it. Modesty's knowledge and contacts within the international underworld make her the perfect person to solve the case. Knowing the difficulty of the mission, she first has to save Willie from captivity in South America. Then they travel from London to the South of France, across the Mediterranean to Cairo before battling, against impossible odds, a private army of professional killers. Modesty Blaise is a thrilling crime fiction novel by Peter O'Donnell, featuring 224 pages and a paperback cover. This English language version is perfect for fans of the genre. Keywords: Modesty Blaise, Peter O'Donnell, crime fiction, paperback book, English novel, British Intelligence, diamond heist, Willie Garvin.