Dead Man'S Handle Av Peter (Book Reviews) O'Donnell

* THE ELEVENTH NOVEL IN THE BESTSELLING MODESTY BLAISE SERIES * ''The finest escapist thrillers ever written'' THE TIMES ''Before Buffy, before Charlie''s Angels, before Purdy and Emma Peel, there was Modesty Blaise'' OBSERVERThe headquarters of ''The Hostel of Righteousness'' is an old monastery on the small Greek island Kalivari. But there is nothing holy about the organisation. On the contrary, Dr. Thaddeus Pilgrim and his followers are among the most unholy people you could have the misfortune of meeting.Willie Garvin and Modesty Blaise are targeted by Dr. Pilgrim, who has an obsession for creating ''interesting scenarios''. Willie is kidnapped and brought to Kalivari under heavy sedation, then brainwashed to believe that Modesty has been murdered by a woman called Delilah. The twist? Willie is convinced that ''Delilah'' is a woman who looks exactly like Modesty herself. Now the two comrades are pitted against one another, and Dr. Pilgrim''s diabolical plan may well lead to their deaths.