# The Unexpected Mrs Pollifax - Paperback

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by **Dorothy Gilman** (Author)

**Mrs Emily Pollifax** is a 60-ish widow wanting more from life than teas and garden club meetings. In search of adventure, she decides to offer her services to the CIA - who, after all, would spot a suburban grandmother as a cold war secret agent? - and adventure she finds.

Her first assignment, in Mexico City, doesn't sound dangerous - until something goes wrong. She suddenly finds herself abducted across the world, embroiled in quite a hot Cold War... and her abductors find themselves entangled with one unbelievably feisty lady.

**Armed with only an open mind and a little karate, Mrs Pollifax is the most lovable and unlikely of international spies.**

  

**What readers are saying:**

"**Love, love, love Mrs Pollifax**. Ms Gilman has an extraordinary way of keeping you on the edge of your seat and turning the pages of her books."

"How can a sweet little old lady get into so much trouble? **Mrs Pollifax is a gem and a hoot!**"

"**A book that gives you a big smile on every page**. I'm looking forward to my next Mrs Pollifax adventure."

"**Who wouldn't fall in love with** a senior citizen who wears absurd hats, pushes the book cart at the hospital, and knows karate?"

"I first read the Mrs Pollifax books when I was a little girl and **I keep coming back to read the books again and again**."

"Read it, it's the best thing you can do for yourself. It's **like a reminder of the zest for life**."

**Editorial reviews:**

"**Mrs Pollifax is an enchantress**." _New York Times_

**"Mrs Pollifax gives Agatha Christie's Miss Marple a rival to reckon with**." _Toronto Star_

**"Filled with adventures-and misadventures**\-but through it all Mrs Pollifax is triumphant." _Booklist_

**"Absorbing and worthwhile ... You won't want to put the book down**." _Portland Telegram_

"**The pace never flags**, bolstered by the shrewd Mrs P. and a host of well-defined characters who all work their surprising wiles." _Publishers Weekly_

**"Should delight you whether you're looking for smiles or thrills**." _New York Times Book Review_

**"All's right with the world as long as Mrs Pollifax is part of it**." _Mobile Register_

**Number of Pages:** 242

**Dimensions:** 0.55 x 7.81 x 5.06 IN

**Publication Date:** July 23, 2020

## Details

- **Price:** 21.02 GBP
- **Vendor:** BooksCloud
- **Type:** Books
- **Tags:** Books, Espionage, Fiction, Humorous, Mystery & Detective, Thrillers, Women Sleuths

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