To those in the know she strides the world of thrillers like a colossus. Bolder than Buffy, tougher than Trinity, yet written long enough ago to be either character's /grandmother/, it's ex-criminal mastermind MODESTY BLAISE who holds the crown as the best female action hero ever, and there's still no one else to touch her. Only a dire film adaption back in the Sixties stopped her becoming as famous as her nearest equivalent, James Bond: for my money, these books are BETTER. You like campily wicked villains? exotic international settings? gadgets, weapons and insanely cool fight-scenes? These books have it all, and all of it informed with a warmth, style, and suave good humour that make every one of Peter O'Donnell's books a treat to read. Souvenir Press in the UK only bring out two of these a year: collectors pay mad prices for the rarer ones. The books are self-contained stories, and (though Cobra Trap is the last one, for reasons that will become obvious!) they don't need to be read in any particular order. My advice? Keep an eye out, and grab any you can!