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Synopsis

From the moment the sadistic, maniacal Doctor Thaddeus Pilgrim, leader of a powerful religious sect, believes that Modesty Blaise and Willie Garvin have discovered his master plan, the Hallelujah Scenario, he must either convert or kill them

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Review

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

"The Modesty Blaise series are seminal British crime novels... a high-point of popular fiction. --'Crime Time'

Before Buffy, before Charlie s Angels, before Purdy and Emma Peel there was Modesty Blaise." --'The Observer'

About the Author

Peter O Donnell began his career working on pre-World War Two comic strips. During the 1950 s he became involved with strip cartoons and created the revolutionary series Modesty Blaise, which would be syndicated in more than 42 countries. The strip led to a series of bestselling novels, all published by Souvenir Press: Modesty Blaise, Sabre Tooth, I, Lucifer, The Impossible Virgin, Pieces of Modesty, A Taste for Death, The Silver Mistress, Dragon s Claw, The Xanadu Talisman, The Night of the Morningstar, Dead Man s Handle and his final collection of stories about Modesty, Cobra Trap.

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