Sabre-Tooth
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 1977 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 | 1966 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| ISBN | NA |
| Preceded by | Modesty Blaise |
| Followed by | I, Lucifer |
Sabre-Tooth is the title of an action-adventure novel by Peter O'Donnell which was first published in 1966, featuring the character Modesty Blaise which O'Donnell had created for the comic strip of the title. It was the second novel to feature the character, though technically it was the first original novel as the preceding volume was a novelisation of a movie screenplay.
This story introduces the American millionare John Dall, who reappears in many of the following books.
[edit] Plot summary
Karz was a man who had never known defeat. The huge Mongol was now the leader of an army of mercenaries in a hidden valley in the Hindu Kush Mountains bordering on Afghanistan. He did have one problem though; he lacked a couple of top lieutenants to command two sections of his growing army.
Sir Gerald Tarrant, who runs a secret service organization under the British government, has noticed that many mercenaries are being recruited by some unknown employer and disappearing. This worries Sir Gerald, and he asks Modesty Blaise and Willie Garvin to look into the matter.
So Modesty and Willie are looking for Karz (without knowing who they're looking for), and Karz is looking to forcibly recruit Modesty and Willie. Karz' lever: the kidnapping of Lucille, a child dear to Modesty and Willie. Karz' mission, which Modesty and Willie must now actively work towards, is the ultimate heist caper: Taking over oil-rich Kuwait by military force. (And Peter O'Donnell wrote this book long before Saddam Hussein got the same idea.)
| 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) |
