
Silver Mistress
by Peter (Book Reviews) O'Donnell
Title:
Silver Mistress
Author:
Peter (Book Reviews) O'Donnell
Format:
Paperback
Number of pages:
256 pages
Publisher:
Profile Books Ltd
ISBN-13:
9780285636446
EAN:
9780285636446
Publication Date:
31/08/2002
Classifications:
Thriller and Suspense
Weight (g):
308
Dimensions (mm):
129 x 197 x 19
Publication Country:
United Kingdom
Language:
English
Condition:
New
Description
* 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 invincible Mr Sexton in a final confrontation deep underground in the Lancieux caves. Can she survive?



















