A Taste for Death (Modesty Blaise)
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1973 paperback edition |
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Author | Peter O'Donnell |
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Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Series | Modesty Blaise |
Genre(s) | Spy novel |
Publisher | Souvenir Press |
Released | 1969 |
Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
Preceded by | I, Lucifer |
Followed by | The Impossible Virgin |
A Taste for Death is the title of an action-adventure novel by Peter O'Donnell which was first published in 1969, featuring the character Modesty Blaise which O'Donnell had created for a comic strip several years earlier. It was the fourth novel to feature the character. It should not be confused with the mystery novel of the same title by P.D. James. The book was first published in the United Kingdom by Souvenir Press.
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The Modesty Blaise series by Peter O'Donnell |
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Characters Modesty Blaise | Willie Garvin |
Comic strip Modesty Blaise (1963-2002) |
Books Modesty Blaise (1965) | Sabre-Tooth (1966) | I, Lucifer (1967) | A Taste for Death (1969) | The Impossible Virgin (1971) | Pieces of Modesty (1972 - short stories) | 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 - short stories) |
Films Modesty Blaise (1966) | Modesty Blaise (1982) | My Name is Modesty (2003) |