The Silver Mistress is the seventh novel in the Modesty Blaise series, first published in 1973. When Sir Gerald Tarrant, a British Intelligence officer, is kidnapped in France, Modesty Blaise and Willie Garvin embark on a daring rescue mission. Facing deadly assassins, a criminal tycoon, and the formidable Mr. Sexton, Modesty must navigate a treacherous game of survival and deception.