The Impossible Virgin

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The Impossible Virgin
1973 paperback edition
Author Peter O'Donnell
Country United Kingdom
Language English
Series Modesty Blaise
Genre(s) Spy fiction, Novel
Publisher Souvenir Press
Released 1971
Media Type Print (Hardback & Paperback)
Preceded by A Taste for Death
Followed by Pieces of Modesty

The Impossible Virgin is the title of the fifth novel chronicling the adventures of crime lord-turned-secret agent Modesty Blaise. The novel was published in 1971 and was written by Peter O'Donnell, who had created the character for a comic strip in the early 1960s. The book was first published in the United Kingdom by Souvenir Press.

The "Impossible Virgin" of the title is a geographic formation encountered during the adventure.

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The Modesty Blaise series by Peter O'Donnell
Books
Modesty Blaise (1965) | Sabre-Tooth (1966) | I, Lucifer (1967) | A Taste for Death (1969) | The Impossible Virgin (1971) | Pieces of Modesty (1972) | The Silver Mistress (1973) | Last Day in Limbo (1976) | Dragon's Claw (1978) | The Xanadu Talisman (1981) | The Night of Morningstar (1982) | Dead Man's Handle (1985) | Cobra Trap (1996)
Films
Modesty Blaise (1966) | Modesty Blaise (1982) | My Name is Modesty (2003)