Order of Peter O’Donnell Books
Peter O’Donnell (1920-2010) was an English author of action-adventure, spy and mystery novels and comic strips. He was best known for creating the Modesty Blaise character, but also wrote gothic historical romance novels under the pen name of Madeleine Brent. He retired in 2001 and passed away in 2010. His wish was that no one write the Modesty Blaise character after his passing.
Peter O’Donnell became a published novelist in 1965 with the novel Modesty Blaise in 1965. His final published work was Cobra Trap, a short story collection published in 1996. Below is a list of Peter O’Donnell’s books in order of when they were originally released:
Publication Order of Modesty Blaise Books
| Modesty Blaise | (1965) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Sabre-Tooth | (1966) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| I, Lucifer | (1967) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| A Taste for Death | (1969) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Impossible Virgin | (1971) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Silver Mistress | (1973) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Last Day in Limbo | (1977) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Dragon's Claw | (1978) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Xanadu Talisman | (1981) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Night of Morningstar | (1982) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Dead Man's Handle | (1985) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Modesty Blaise Collections
| Pieces of Modesty | (1972) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Cobra Trap | (1996) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Modesty Blaise Comic Strip Books
Publication Order of Modesty Blaise Non-Fiction Books
| The Art of Modesty Blaise | (2014) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
| Tregaron's Daughter | (1971) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Moonraker's Bride | (1973) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Stranger at Wildings / Kirkby's Changeling | (1975) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Merlin's Keep | (1977) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Capricorn Stone | (1979) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Long Masquerade | (1981) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| A Heritage of Shadows | (1983) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Stormswift | (1984) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Golden Urchin | (1986) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Anthologies
| A Gothic Treasure Trove | (1987) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Woman: An Anthology | (2014) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Note: All of Peter O’Donnell’s standalone novels were historical romances written under the pen name of Madeleine Brent.
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