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| Author | O'Donnell, Peter, 1920-2010 |
| Title | The Xanadu talisman |
| Publish Date | 1982 |
| Publisher | Pan Books |
| ISBN | 0330268473 |
| Series | Modesty Blaise ; 10 |
| Type | Fiction (Paper) |
| LC Call # | PR6029.D55X3 1982 |
| Genre | Action and adventure fiction Spy fiction |
| Subject | Blaise, Modesty (Fictitious character)--Fiction Intelligence service--Great Britain--Fiction Women spies--Fiction |
| Synopsis |
El Mico was the criminal mastermind of the Mediterranean, watching every move Modesty made when she set out to fulfill the last wishes of a dying man. El Mico knew she would lead him to the secret of the Talisman. With Willie Garvin at her side and Giles Pennyfeather under her feet, Modesty came up against the most extraordinary opposition -- like Little Krell, the prodigy in combat, and the astonishing Nanny Prendergast ... From Tangier and Paris to Corsica and the Riviera, her path led to the stronghold of Xanadu in the Atlas Mountains. There lay the secret of El Mico and there the final battle was destined to be fought out to its bitter finish ... |
