I, Lucifer

by Peter O'Donnell

Book, 1969

Status

Available

Call number

Fic Adventure Modesty

Collection

Publication

Pan Books Ltd (1969), Paperback, 288 pages

Description

Lucifer, a paranoid young man, believes that he is Satan and has a remarkable psychic ability to predict death by natural causes. Lucifer's ability is used by Seff's gang to extract ransom from their rich victims. Seff selects the victims and warns them of their impending death; any who do not pay the ransom seemingly dies from natural causes, helped on their way by Seff's executioner, Jack Wish. By what means are the victims being killed? How is the ransom money being collected without trace from under the sea? Modesty's friend, Steve Collier, the renowned psychic researcher, is kidnapped to help Seff but he accidentally blows Modesty's cover as she investigates this mystery. Taken prisoner, Modesty and her faithful lieutenant, Willie Garvin, must escape Seff's island stronghold in the third installment of Peter O'Donnell's best-selling Modesty Blaise series.… (more)

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LibraryThing member Clurb
Modesy Blaise is a terribly British crime-fighting super vixen who enjoys a good caper. Wonderfully sixties and full of good home-grown British humour.
LibraryThing member veracite
This is the book where two of Modesty's lovers become friends, agree that she is boss of herself always, and Modesty shows herself to be far from vanilla in the sack.

Sadly, this does not mean threesome, yay!

Steve Collier is really a splendid character: witty, self-deprecating, vulnerable and
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O'Donnell uses him deftly to comment on Modesty and Willie.
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Original publication date

1967-01

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Modesty Blaise, 03

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Fic Adventure Modesty

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