Tento díl souhrnného vydání klasických novinových stripů s Jamesem Bondem přináší další tři příběhy, které v jejich filmovém zpracování spojuje nejpopulárnější filmový 007 - Sean Connery. Svazek dále obsahuje příběhy Diamanty jsou věčné, ve kterém 007 pod falešnou identitou rozkryje americký gang pašeráků diamantů známý jako Diamantová mafie, a Srdečné pozdravy z Ruska, ve kterém musí čelit nástrahám zosnovaným elitním oddělením sovětské kontrarozvědky, obávanou vražednou sekcí SMĚRŠ.
Výcvik komanda pro akci Šavlozubý tygr probíhá v pohoří Hidukúš. Britská výzvědná služba něco tuší, než však stačí podniknout příslušné kroky, jsou do akce násilím zapojeni Modesty Blaisová a její přítel Willie. Jejich zkušenosti a schopnosti mají pomoci ke všemu odhodlaným povstalcům. Vše se samozřejmě vyvine jinak
Modesty Blaisová a její partner Willie, dříve zapojení do nelegálního obchodu a organizovaného zločinu, jsou vyzváni britskou tajnou službou ke spolupráci. Mají zabezpečit převoz diamantů arabskému šejkovi. Dostávají se na stopu skupiny zločinců, kteří se chystají diamanty uloupit. Díky svým schopnostem a výcviku překonají všechny nebezpečné situace a svůj úkol splní. Postava Modesty Blaisové je nepochybně inspirována Jamesem Bondem
In their fourth exhilarating caper a whirlwind of action sweeps Modesty Blaise and Willie Garvin from the underworld of Panama to the blast furnace of the Sahara as they tangle with enemies old and new ..
Spotlighting the popular female detective and her trusty sidekick, this collection of short stories pursues Modesty Blaise and Willie Garvin through one adventure after another, following their footsteps from South America to Finland. Recounting their constant duels with the world's villains, these tales also detail the dauntless duo's improvised weaponry?from circus cannons to human kites. Serving as a fascinating companion to the legendary crime fighter's full-length escapades, this anthology delves deeper into her relationship with Willie Garvin, who is given his own heroic story while he is once again carried along on even more cunning plans.
Focusing on the geometrical development of 2-spinors in general relativity, this book provides a more intuitive understanding of their behavior, avoiding the abstract nature of representation theory. It explores the algebra and calculus of spinors in curved space-time, illustrating their connections to well-known tensor fields in the field. The analysis of the Lanczos spinor wraps up the content, with practical applications of previously introduced techniques. Each chapter includes exercises to reinforce learning and enhance comprehension.
In this classic return we see Modesty both at her most feminine and at her toughest. Trapped in an earthquake disaster with a dying man, she makes a promise that is to lead her and her faithful friend Willie Garvin into the most perilous crisis of their careers. Their quest takes them from Tangier to Paris, from the Riviera to Corsica, and finally to a stronghold in the heart of the Atlas Mountains, their every move observed and manipulated by El Mico, the most notorious and dangerous criminal genius in the Mediterranean. Unknown to Modesty, she holds a secret that El Mico covets above all else, and she is brought to a final confrontation with death in the stronghold of Xanadu. As in all the Modesty Blaise stories, this book is peopled with a host of eccentric the engaging Dr. Giles Pennyfeather, Modesty’s devoted friend, and her opponents Little Krell, a prodigy in combat, the Silk brothers, juvenile adults who deal in death, and the astonishing Nanny Prendergast.
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.
This latest installment in the Modesty Blaise pulp-fiction series opens with Willie Garvin, Modesty's loyal lieutenant, rescuing a Hong Kong businessman from a Red Chinese jail. The thrills continue when Willie is kidnapped by Sibyl Pray and held prisoner at the Hostel of Righteousness, the headquarters for delusional terrorist Dr. Thaddeus Pilgrim, on the Greek island of Kalivari. The plot thickens as Willie is brainwashed into believing that Modesty has been killed and that he must kill her murderer—a woman who looks exactly like Modesty. When Modesty finds herself kidnapped and brought to Kalivari, she is forced to fight in deadly gladiatorial combat against Willie. Peppered with ingenious twists of fortune, varied and exotic locations, and a cast of fiendishly evil villains, this is a classic Modesty Blaise adventure.
