Pieces of Modesty is a short story collection by Peter O'Donnell featuring his secret agent heroine, Modesty Blaise, first published in 1972. It was O'Donnell's first such collection of stories (he would publish a second, Cobra Trap decades later).
The stories featured in this collection are:
- "A Better Way to Die"
- "The Giggle-Wrecker"
- "I Had a Date With Lady Janet"
- "A Perfect Night to Break Your Neck"
- "Salamander Four"
- "The Soo Girl Charity"
Elements from some of these stories would appear in the Modesty Blaise comic strip which O'Donnell wrote concurrent with his book series. "I Had a Date With Lady Janet" is distinguished as the only Modesty Blaise tale to be told in the first person by Modesty's right-hand man, Willie Garvin.
| Writer: |
Peter O'Donnell |
| Publishers: |
Pan Books |
| Hardback: |
no UK hardback/1986 (US) |
| Paperback: |
1972 |
| Preceded by: |
- The Impossible Virgin |
| Followed by: |
- The Silver Mistress |
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