{"product_id":"the-silver-mistress-9780285636446","title":"The Silver Mistress","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e* THE SEVENTH NOVEL IN THE BESTSELLING MODESTY BLAISE SERIES * 'The finest escapist thrillers ever written' THE TIMES 'Before Buffy, before Charlie's Angels, before Purdy and Emma Peel, there was Modesty Blaise' OBSERVERSir Gerald Tarrant, head of a secret service department in the British Government, and good friend of Modesty Blaise, is being driven through the south of France. His chauffeur stops to help two nuns change a tire on their car, but it is a trap. Sir Gerald is taken prisoner - by the kidnappers, posing as holy sisters.An eyewitness convinces Modesty Blaise that Sir Gerald needs her help, and that the discovery of his car at the bottom of a gorge was a hoax. Sir Gerald is not dead, but rather a prisoner. Modesty and her trusty lieutenant Willie Garvin will find that they have met their match when they mount a rescue, and come up against Mrs McTurk, a ferocious assassin, and Mr Sexton,  the world's greatest exponent of unarmed combat. To escape, Modesty must defeat the inv\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThese books are the finest escapist thrillers ever written * The Times *\u003cbr\u003eIn the beginning there was Modesty. Cooler than the pretentious James Bond, tougher than the brain-dead Mike Hammer -- Lauren Henderson, author of \u003ci\u003eDead White Female\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBefore Buffy, before Charlie's Angels, before Purdy and Emma Peel there was Modesty Blaise. For almost 40 years, Peter O'Donnell's iconic heroine drop-kicked her way through a swath of villains and into a unique place in popular culture * Observer *\u003cbr\u003eOne of the great partnerships in fiction, bearing comparison with that of Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson -- Kingsley Amis\u003cbr\u003eO'Donnell is one of those rare popular writers, like Josephine Tey or P.G. Wodehouse, who inspire not just fandom but love * New York Times *\u003cbr\u003eModesty Blaise was the comic-strip criminal genius, turned occasional secret service operative, who managed to combine timeless beauty and elegance with the ability to break every bone in your body... there's never been a better time to become acquainted * The Crack *\u003cbr\u003eThe continuing renaissance of the immortal heroine: thrilling, humorous and timeless adventures, the Modesty Blaise series are seminal British crime novels * The Crack *\u003cbr\u003eThe stories of Modesty are better than James Bond and funnier * Tribune *","brand":"Profile Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48864319832407,"sku":"9780285636446","price":8.54,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780285636446.jpg?v=1722271394","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-silver-mistress-9780285636446","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}