Modesty Blaise started life as a British comic strip in the London Evening Standard in 1963, written by Peter O’Donnell with art by Jim Holdaway. Featuring the character Modesty Blaise, a you…
Modesty Blaise har pensionerat sig från sin kriminella organisation Firman och dragit sig tillbaka. Men chefen för den brittiska underrättelsetjänsten, Sir Gerald Tarrant, behöver hennes hjälp med ett mycket farligt uppdrag. Med sitt kontaktnät och erfarenhet som gangsterfru blir Modesty ovärderlig för Secret Service i deras kamp för att stoppa Gabriel – ett kriminellt geni som planerar att stjäla en enorm försändelse av diamanter. Tillsammans med sin trogne vapendragare Willie Garvin bildar Modesty återigen ett oslagbart team, redo att ta sig an Gabriels privata armé av professionella mördare.ProduktfaktaISBN: 9789176133170Utgivningsdatum: 2016-07-04Språk: SvenskaFörfattare: Peter O'DonnellUppläsare: Anna Maria KällFörlag: StorysideLängd: 9h 21minProvläs: Klicka här
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To me, Modesty Blaise and Willie Garvin are a literary pair that ranks with Damon and Phintias. Or Roland and Oliver. Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson.
Novikov dog en plågsam död när han försökte bevara en hemlighet värd en enorm förmögenhet: hans upptäckt av den Omöjliga Jungfrun. Men i sin allra sista stund pratar han ändå bredvid mun. Modesty och hennes fenomenale vän, Willie Garvin, dras in i hårda och skoningslösa strider. Hur Modesty till sist får veta sanningen om Den Omöjliga Jungfrun och hennes ondsinta väktare utgör den våldsamma, och överraskande, finalen i detta äventyr med Modesty Blaise.ProduktfaktaISBN: 9789176133286Utgivningsdatum: 2016-10-13Språk: SvenskaFörfattare: Peter O'DonnellUppläsare: Anna Maria KällFörlag: StorysideLängd: 12h 44minProvläs: Klicka här
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Elle avait un talent rare qui a fait d'elle l'une des actrices les plus renommées. Mais Monica Vitti était aussi connue pour son élégance intemporelle.
The character of Modesty Blaise was conceived as a comic strip in 1963 by British writer Peter O’Donnell. The success of the strip landed O’Donnell a film deal, and he wrote an early draft of the screenplay starring his sexy, female spy for a movie that was eventually released in 1966. A year before the movie’s release, O’Donnell adapted his unproduced screenplay into the first of 11 Modesty Blaise paperback novels in this highly-regarded series. Unlike a lot of action series paperbacks that join the fully-formed main character in progress, “Modesty Blaise” is a true origin story of the female gang leader turned spy. Modesty grew up an orphan in a Baltic refugee camp and worked her way into the position of a wealthy, international organized crime leader before retiring to Great Britain at age 26. Modesty’s unusual skill set, gained from running a clandestine network, comes to the attention of the British Special Intelligence Service (SIS) who want to recruit her as an operative. At the paperback’s opening, SIS bosses travel to Modesty’s opulent London penthouse on a recruiting mission, and the reader is treated to a run down of her remarkable biographic history. The government guys have an ace-in-the-hole: her long-time friend and former sidekick, Willie Garvin, is being held in a prison in a far-flung banana republic and will likely be hanged in a week. They provide Modesty with the details on Willie’s confinement in exchange for a favor to be named later. This is the perfect tactic to use on Modesty - as opposed to, say, blackmail - because of her sense of loyalty and honor. Modesty’s first order of business is to plan and execute a prison break to free Willie (the sidekick, not the whale). It’s important to note that Modesty is a badass similar to Scarlett Johansson’s version of Black Widow from the Marvel movies. Once reunited, Modesty and Willie share that they are both bored-as-hell with retired life and want to get back into the action. Maybe the favor that the British clandestine service wanted can liven up their lives? The government’s assignment for Modesty involves a massive shipment of diamonds to a middle-eastern Sheik in trade for a sizable shipment of oil. The Brit intel chief is worried that there are plans afoot to hijack the diamonds and wants Modesty to use her middle-eastern underworld connections to determine if such a plot exists and to thwart it before the diamonds are stolen. It’s this storyline that provides the core of the novel. Quite ignorantly, I always lumped the ‘Modesty Blaise’ series in with the slew of moronic, female James Bond parodies - like ‘The Baroness’ or ‘Cherry Delight: Agent of N.Y.M.P.H.O.’ However, it’s clear that O’Donnell had a real vision for his character that went beyond a T&A spy lampoon, and his writing is superb. Without question,Modesty is a sexy operative, but her debut adventure is never cartoonish (oddly, considering the character’s comic strip origin), pandering, or stupid. I don’t want to spoil much else, but I will say that the villain of this Modesty Blaise prose debut was extremely well-drawn, sadistic, and violently unhinged. This debut really does everything right, and I’m excited to read the next installment. Based solely on the debut, here’s where the series stands in the larger spectrum of 20th Century spy-adventure series: Modesty Blaise is... - Way better than ‘Nick Carter: Killmaster’ - One notch better than the ‘Sam Durrell Assignment’ books by Edward S. Aarons - Slightly better than ‘Malko’ by Gerard de Villiers - Solidly better than Don Smith’s ‘Secret Mission’ series - Light years better than ‘The Baroness’ by Paul Kenyon - A good deal better than the ‘Joe Gall’ books by Philip Atlee - A little bit better than The Man from U.N.C.L.E. novels - Not as good as the first 10 ‘Matt Helm’ books by Donald Hamilton Buy a copy of this book HERE
* THE UNMISSABLE MODESTY BLAISE SHORT STORY COLLECTION * 'The finest escapist thrillers ever written' THE TIMES 'Before Buffy, before Charlie's Angels, before Purdy and Emma Peel, there was Modesty Blaise' OBSERVER In this classic collection of short stories, Modesty Blaise and her trusty lieutenant Willie Garvin find themselves fighting foes around the world. From South America to Berlin and Finland to London, they use everything that comes to hand, from a circus cannon to human kite-flying, to survive against the odds. Including 'A Better Day to Die', 'The Giggle-Wrecker', 'I Had a Date with Lady Janet', 'A Perfect Night to Break Your Neck', 'Salamander Four', and 'The Soo Girl Charity', this is an essential addition to any Modesty Blaise fan's library.
About Modesty Blaise: The Inca Trail 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!
@1966; Modesty Blaise in Operatie Slagtand by Peter O'Donnell. Photo cover
Kommissarie Brook vid Scotland Yard förstod att Modesty inte ville ha medkänsla, omfamning eller tröst. Hon hade ryckt ut i strid och hennes fiende var osedd och okänd. Modesty måste koppla in varenda kontakt hon hade nu när Willie Garvins liv stod på spel, och hon skulle inte sluta förrän hon hittat och besegrat fienden – eller själv blivit besegrad. Modesty Blaise och hennes kumpan Willie Garvin blir måltavla för den fruktansvärda organisationen De Rättfärdigas Härbärge, en föregivet religiös sekt. Handlingen pendlar mellan Modestys högkvarter i London och sektens operationsbas på en ö i Egeiska havet.ProduktfaktaISBN: 9789176133262Utgivningsdatum: 2017-03-09Språk: SvenskaFörfattare: Peter O'DonnellUppläsare: Anna Maria KällFörlag: StorysideLängd: 12h 10minProvläs: Klicka här
I fell in love with a feisty, ass-kicking, intelligent, sexy, honourable, fearless woman when I was 10. Her name is Modesty. Modesty Blaise. Some call her Mam'selle.
Enjoy this stellar collection of rare lobby cards that once graced movie theaters all over West Germany. Included in this collection are films from late ‘60s British cinema: comedic spy-fi Modesty Blaise (1966) starring Monica Vitti and Dirk Bogarde, The Spy with a Cold Nose (1966) starring Daliah Lavi, spy comedy film Casino Royale (1967) starring David Niven, Peter Sellers, and Woody Allen, Fathom (1967) starring Raquel Welch, Privilege (1967) starring Manfred Mann’s Paul Jones, The Day the Fish Came Out (1967) starring Candice Bergen, The Jokers (1967) starring Michael Crawford and Oliver Reed, Diamonds for Breakfast (1968) starring Marcello Mastroianni and Rita Tushingham, Duffy (1968) starring James Coburn, spy thriller Hammerhead (1968), swinging sex romp Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush (1968), Oskar Werner drama Interlude (1968), Sebastian (1968) starring Dirk Bogarde and Susannah York, crime film The Strange Affair (1968) starring Michael York, space western Moon Zero Two (1969), and Two Gentlemen Sharing (1969) starring Judy Geeson. Modesty Blaise (1966) Modesty Blaise (1966) Modesty Blaise (1966) The Spy with a Cold Nose (1966) The Spy with a Cold Nose (1966) Casino Royale (1967) Privilege (1967) Privilege (1967) Privilege (1967) The Day the Fish Came Out (1967) The Day the Fish Came Out (1967) The Day the Fish Came Out (1967) ...
Enjoy this stellar collection of rare lobby cards that once graced movie theaters all over West Germany. Included in this collection are films from late ‘60s British cinema: comedic spy-fi Modesty Blaise (1966) starring Monica Vitti and Dirk Bogarde, The Spy with a Cold Nose (1966) starring Daliah Lavi, spy comedy film Casino Royale (1967) starring David Niven, Peter Sellers, and Woody Allen, Fathom (1967) starring Raquel Welch, Privilege (1967) starring Manfred Mann’s Paul Jones, The Day the Fish Came Out (1967) starring Candice Bergen, The Jokers (1967) starring Michael Crawford and Oliver Reed, Diamonds for Breakfast (1968) starring Marcello Mastroianni and Rita Tushingham, Duffy (1968) starring James Coburn, spy thriller Hammerhead (1968), swinging sex romp Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush (1968), Oskar Werner drama Interlude (1968), Sebastian (1968) starring Dirk Bogarde and Susannah York, crime film The Strange Affair (1968) starring Michael York, space western Moon Zero Two (1969), and Two Gentlemen Sharing (1969) starring Judy Geeson. Modesty Blaise (1966) Modesty Blaise (1966) Modesty Blaise (1966) The Spy with a Cold Nose (1966) The Spy with a Cold Nose (1966) Casino Royale (1967) Privilege (1967) Privilege (1967) Privilege (1967) The Day the Fish Came Out (1967) The Day the Fish Came Out (1967) The Day the Fish Came Out (1967) ...
I fell in love with a feisty, ass-kicking, intelligent, sexy, honourable, fearless woman when I was 10. Her name is Modesty. Modesty Blaise. Some call her Mam'selle.
