Peter O'Donnell
| Peter O'Donnell | |
|---|---|
| Born | 11 April 1920 |
| Died | 3 May 2010 (aged 90) Brighton, Sussex, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Area | Writer |
| Pseudonym | Madeleine Brent |
Notable works | Modesty Blaise |
| Awards | RoNA Award |
| http://www.modestyblaiseltd.com | |
Peter O'Donnell (11 April 1920 – 3 May 2010) was an English writer of mysteries and of comic strips, best known as the creator of Modesty Blaise, an action heroine/undercover trouble-shooter. He was also a gothic historical romance novelist who wrote under the female pseudonym Madeleine Brent; in 1978, his novel Merlin's Keep won the Romantic Novel of the Year Award of the Romantic Novelists' Association.