Cobra Trap (Modesty Blaise series)

Way back in the seventies when I was a little boy back in the Dominican Repúblic I got introduced to Modesty Blaise via the newspaper strips,been a comic fan all my life I never really got to know her well because she never had(at least to my knowledge)a regular comic series,two or three weeks ago I remenbered her and got into mile high comics and Amazon com to try to get something on her,when I bought the Cobra trap I thought that it was a comic book so my first emotion receiving it was of dissapointment,nevertheless I took the time to read it and to my surprise the novel hooked me,I fell in love with Modesty and all his enviroment,it's much better (as good as they are),than the comics books I got reprinting the strips,beautiful written and very nonchalant it has the same style of another series I love very well,the Avengers with _Steed and Emma Peel,I went through the book swiftly and in the interin ordered two more books of Modesty Blaise,this was before I reached the final chapter(The Cobra Trap) last night,full of emotion and incredibly written it lead me to belive it was a something new developing when it was a revelation of what the relationship between Modesty and Willie standed and why he always was thwe first one,full of emotion I've never read anything like this before,not written like this anyway,I'd really like to hear what Mr. O'Donnel feelings were when he wrote down the last page,it should has been a very hard thing to do for him. Outstanding,to every one who loves fiction,read it!!!

Peter O'Donnell is a master of the "get me out of this" genre. Born out of the swinging sixties. The gadgetry has most probably been overtaken by the computer age; the plot lines and action have survived very well. Sadly, this is the last Modesty Blaise/Willie Garvin, a series of short stories similar to the Pieces of Modesty collection. Unlike a lot of writers who eventually reduce to potboilers after one or more initial successes, O'Donnell has maintained a consistently high level of entertaining escapism. Goodbye, and thanks for some wonderful reading. Cobra Trap (Modesty Blaise Series)

The stories were obviously written to fill in any blank spaces created by the other Modesty Blaise novels. Having a very sketchy tone, none were as carefully written as those in the Pieces of Modesty collection. Nevertheless, they were still quite entertaining. I don't understand, however, the need to wrap everything up in a neat little bundle by adding a finale to the saga of Modesty Blaise. Almost all of the reviewers have agreed that the last story, The Cobra Trap, in which she and Willie die, was fitting and appropriate. I disagree - I wish it had not been written. Modesty Blaise is about deliciously suspending belief, we don't need to know that she has gotten older and would have died from a brain tumour, if a bullet had not done the job. I would have preferred to remember her as eternally young and deadly.

I saw a mention of Cobra Trap by Peter O'Donnell (Souvenir Press, 2010) in Alexiad recently and ordered it. I've always enjoyed the characters (Modesty Blaise, Willie Garvin, and their friends) and their adventures, and I enjoyed these stories, which cover a long time span... I've reread it already, as a matter of fact. The stories are Bellman, The Dark Angels, Old Alex, The Girl with the Black Balloon, and Cobra Trap. I liked Old Alex the most, but they're all good. Then I learned that there was another, earlier collection of stories, Pieces of Modesty, and I ordered that too. It also was excellent.

As a Modesty Blaise fan since 1966, when I was 14, I have avidly followed and collected all the books, and even met Mr. O'Donnell in 1985 and got 2 of my hardbounds autographed. I was both excited and reluctant to read the 'last' of the MB series. But I did, and was glad. The separate stories were classic MB and Willie, but it still did not prepare me for COBRA TRAP, the final adventure. I admire Mr. O'Donnell's accurate portrayal of the way MB and WG would want to end their action careers. As a female investigator about MB's age,(27 yrs in the field), he is right on the psychology of his ending! Cheers and kudos!!!

This book is the last in the series, so I will give no spoilers. I thoroughly enjoyed the read, and had recently seen the movie, "My name is Modesty", also well done. The book was in pristine condition, and I was surprised at the low price.

Great read

well - we all have to go when the time comes - it is just so horrible when it is your favorite duo...

Written by an author with a clear understanding of his characters.

More well characterised stories from the master craftsman. Treat yourself to a fantastic read and prepare to have your emotions activated.

Super story and good print which is a perfect combo.