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) |    |
| Sabre-Tooth | (1966) | |
| I, Lucifer | (1967) | |
| A Taste for Death | (1969) | |
| The Impossible Virgin | (1971) | |
| The Silver Mistress | (1973) | |
| Last Day in Limbo | (1977) | |
| Dragon's Claw | (1978) | |
| The Xanadu Talisman | (1981) | |
| The Night of Morningstar | (1982) | |
| Dead Man's Handle | (1985) | |
Publication Order of Modesty Blaise Collections
| Pieces of Modesty | (1972) | |
| Cobra Trap | (1996) | |
Publication Order of Modesty Blaise Comic Strip Books
| The Black Pearl | (1978) | |
| The Hell-Makers | (1986) | |
| The Gabriel Set-Up | (1986) | |
| Death of a Jester | (1987) | |
| The Warlords of Phoenix | (1987) | |
| The Puppet Master | (1987) | |
| Uncle Happy | (1990) | |
| The Iron God | (1996) | |
| Live Bait | (2002) | |
| Lady in the Dark | (2003) | |
| Mister Sun | (2004) | |
| Top Traitor | (2004) | |
| Bad Suki | (2005) | |
| The Green-Eyed Monster | (2005) | |
| The Gallows Bird | (2006) | |
| Cry Wolf | (2006) | |
| The Inca Trail | (2007) | |
| Death Trap | (2007) | |
| Yellowstone Booty | (2008) | |
| Green Cobra | (2008) | |
| The Lady Killers | (2009) | |
| The Scarlet Maiden | (2009) | |
| Death in Slow Motion | (2009) | |
| Sweet Caroline | (2010) | |
| The Double Agent | (2011) | |
| Million Dollar Game | (2011) | |
| The Girl in the Iron Mask | (2013) | |
| The Young Mistress | (2013) | |
| The Grim Joker | (2014) | |
| The Killing Distance | (2015) | |
| Ripper Jax | (2015) | |
| The Murder Frame | (2016) | |
| The Children of Lucifer | (2017) | |
| The Killing Game | (2017) | |
Publication Order of Modesty Blaise Non-Fiction Books
| The Art of Modesty Blaise | (2014) | |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
| Tregaron's Daughter | (1971) | |
| Moonraker's Bride | (1973) | |
| Stranger at Wildings / Kirkby's Changeling | (1975) | |
| Merlin's Keep | (1977) | |
| The Capricorn Stone | (1979) | |
| The Long Masquerade | (1981) | |
| A Heritage of Shadows | (1983) | |
| Stormswift | (1984) | |
| Golden Urchin | (1986) | |
Publication Order of Anthologies
| A Gothic Treasure Trove | (1987) | |
| Woman: An Anthology | (2014) | |
Note: All of Peter O’Donnell’s standalone novels were historical romances written under the pen name of Madeleine Brent.
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