Dragon's Claw (Modesty Blaise) (Modesty Blaise) - Softcover

Peter O'Donnell

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0285637088 ISBN 13: 9780285637085

Publisher: Souvenir Press Ltd, 2004

Synopsis

Sailing in the Tasman Sea Modesty Blaise discovers Luke Fletcher, one of Britain's greatest artists, lost in the middle of the ocean, alone on a raft, and with a strange gap in his memory. It leads her to the mystery of the nest of evil know as Dragon's Claw. On the island of Dragon's Claw Sam Solon, an Australian newspaper tycoon with an inferiority complex about his lack of knowledge of art, has kidnapped the world's leading art experts and keeps them prisoner to admire his collection of stolen art treasures. Modesty and her loyal lieutenant, Willie Gavin, become involved in a complex of murder mysteries that takes them to the island as prisoners. Against them are ranged Solon's hired killers. The Reverand Uriah Crisp is Solon's executioner, an ordained minister and the greatest shot with a handgun in the world, and believes that his victims are sinners who deserve their fate. They must overcome Solon's master of disguise and mimicry, Beauregard Browne, who kills his victims using the famous handkerchief trick. As usual ingenuity and resourcefulness help Modesty and Willie win the day as they escape Dragon's Claw and lure Solon's men into a trap.

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Dragon's Claw This crime adventure begins when heroine Modesty Blaise finds Luke Fletcher, one of Britain's greatest artists, lost on a raft in the middle of the ocean. This discovery leads Modesty to an island called Dragon's Claw, where the evil Sam Solon has kidnapped the world's leading art experts, keeping them prisoner to admire his collection of stolen art treasures. Along with Willie Garvin, her loyal l... Full description

Review:

"If there is room in your imagination for James Bond in a bikini... Modesty Blaise is ready when you are." -- Word

"These books are the finest escapist thrillers ever written." -- The Times

About this edition

• Publisher: Souvenir Press Ltd
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0285637088
• ISBN 13: 9780285637085
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 288