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ⓘ About Peter O'Donnell
British writer Peter O’Donnell was born on April 11, 1920 in Lewisham, London. He started writing professionally at the age of sixteen, after the second world war. In 1938 he joined the British army, where he served as an NCO in mobile radio detachment of Royal Corps in the eighth army. He saw active duty in Persia in 1942, and then was moved to Syria, Egypt, the Western Desert and Italy. He was also with the forces that went into Greece in October of 1944. After the war and his re-entry to civil life, O’Donnell began writing comic strips, including an adaptation of Dr. No (the James Bond novel) for the Daily Express. From 1953-1966 , he wrote for “Garth” and from 1956- 1962 he penned “Romeo Brown”.
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Who is Peter O'Donnell?
British writer Peter O'Donnell was born on April 11, 1920 in Lewisham, London. He started writing professionally at the age of sixteen, after the second world war. In 1938 he joined the British army, where he served as an NCO in mobile radio detachment of Royal Corps in the eighth army.
Which Peter O'Donnell series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Modesty Blaise series, the earliest of Peter O'Donnell's multi-book series: it opens with Modesty Blaise (1965) and runs to 11 books across 1965–1985, ending with Dead Man's Handle (1985). Peter O'Donnell's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Peter O'Donnell written?
Peter O'Donnell has 51 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1965 and 2017. 48 of them belong to 4 named series — the largest being the Modesty Blaise Comic Strip series with 34 books — and 3 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Peter O'Donnell's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Peter O'Donnell's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Modesty Blaise (1965–1985, 11 books), Modesty Blaise Collections (1972–1996, 2 books) and Modesty Blaise Comic Strip (1978–2017, 34 books), plus 1 more.
How are Peter O'Donnell's books organised into series?
This guide splits Peter O'Donnell's 51 books into 4 named series and 3 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Modesty Blaise Comic Strip (34 books, 1978–2017); Modesty Blaise (11 books, 1965–1985); Modesty Blaise Collections (2 books, 1972–1996); Modesty Blaise Non-Fiction (1 book, 2014).