Peter O’Donnell Books in Order

Peter O'Donnell was an English writer of mysteries and of comic strips, best known as the creator of Modesty Blaise, an action heroine/undercover trouble-shooter. He was also a gothic historical romance novelist who wrote under the female pseudonym Madeleine Brent; in 1978, his novel Merlin's Keep won the Romantic Novel of the Year Award of the Romantic Novelists' Association.

Bibliography verified: January 2026

Book Series by Peter O’Donnell

  • #1
    Modesty Blaise(1965)
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  • #2
    Sabre-Tooth(1966)
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  • #3
    I, Lucifer(1967)
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  • #4
    A Taste for Death(1969)
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  • #5
    The Impossible Virgin(1971)
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  • #6
    The Silver Mistress(1973)
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  • #7
    Last Day in Limbo(1977)
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  • #8
    Dragon's Claw(1978)
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  • #9
    The Xanadu Talisman(1981)
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  • #10
    The Night of Morningstar(1982)
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  • #11
    Dead Man's Handle(1985)
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  • #12
    Pieces of Modesty(1972)
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  • #13
    Cobra Trap(1996)
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    The Black Pearl(1978)
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  • #2
    The Hell-Makers(1986)
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  • #3
    The Gabriel Set-Up(1986)
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  • #4
    Death of a Jester(1987)
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  • #5
    The Warlords of Phoenix(1987)
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  • #6
    The Puppet Master(1987)
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  • #7
    Uncle Happy(1990)
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  • #8
    The Iron God(1996)
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  • #9
    Live Bait(2002)
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  • #10
    Lady in the Dark(2003)
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  • #11
    Mister Sun(2004)
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  • #12
    Top Traitor(2004)
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  • #13
    Bad Suki(2005)
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  • #14
    The Green-Eyed Monster(2005)
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  • #15
    The Gallows Bird(2006)
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  • #16
    Cry Wolf(2006)
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  • #17
    The Inca Trail(2007)
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  • #18
    Death Trap(2007)
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  • #19
    Yellowstone Booty(2008)
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  • #20
    Green Cobra(2008)
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  • #21
    The Lady Killers(2009)
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  • #22
    The Scarlet Maiden(2009)
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  • #23
    Death in Slow Motion(2009)
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  • #24
    Sweet Caroline(2010)
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  • #25
    The Double Agent(2011)
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  • #26
    Million Dollar Game(2011)
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  • #27
    The Girl in the Iron Mask(2013)
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  • #28
    The Young Mistress(2013)
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  • #29
    The Grim Joker(2014)
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  • #30
    The Killing Distance(2015)
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  • #31
    Ripper Jax(2015)
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  • #32
    The Murder Frame(2016)
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  • #33
    The Children of Lucifer(2017)
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  • #34
    The Killing Game(2017)
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    The Art of Modesty Blaise(2014)
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  • #2
    A Gothic Treasure Trove(1987)
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  • #3
    Woman: An Anthology(2014)
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About Peter O’Donnell

Peter O'Donnell was an English writer of mysteries and of comic strips, best known as the creator of Modesty Blaise, an action heroine/undercover trouble-shooter. He was also a gothic historical romance novelist who wrote under the female pseudonym Madeleine Brent; in 1978, his novel Merlin's Keep won the Romantic Novel of the Year Award of the Romantic Novelists' Association.

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