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Mrs. Pollifax #14
Mrs. Pollifax Unveiled
After facing down hijackers on a flight to the Middle East and saving the lives of the passengers on board, a young American woman steps off the plane in Damascus in a blaze of celebrity and disappears. The CIA believes Amanda Pym was kidnapped, possibly murdered.
Masquerading as Amanda Pym’s worried aunt, Mrs. Pollifax begins her determined search, slipping through Damascus’s crooked streets and crowded souks . . . and trekking deep into the desert. Yet she is shadowed by deadly enemies, whose sinister agenda threatens not only Mrs. P. but the fragile stability of the entire Middle East. Only a miracle—or a brilliant counterplot—can forestall a disaster that will send shock waves around the world.
Masquerading as Amanda Pym’s worried aunt, Mrs. Pollifax begins her determined search, slipping through Damascus’s crooked streets and crowded souks . . . and trekking deep into the desert. Yet she is shadowed by deadly enemies, whose sinister agenda threatens not only Mrs. P. but the fragile stability of the entire Middle East. Only a miracle—or a brilliant counterplot—can forestall a disaster that will send shock waves around the world.
216 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published February 1, 2000
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About the author
Dorothy Gilman
120 books758 followersDorothy Edith Gilman started writing when she was 9 and knew early on she was to be a writer. At 11, she competed against 10 to 16-year-olds in a story contest and won first place. She attended Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts and briefly the University of Pennsylvania. She planned to write and illustrate children's books. She married Edgar A. Butters Jr, in 1945, this ended in divorce in 1965. Dorothy worked as an art teacher & telephone operator before becoming an author. She wrote children’s stories for more than ten years under the name
Dorothy Gilman Butters
and then began writing adult novels about Mrs. Pollifax–a retired grandmother who becomes a CIA agent. The Mrs. Pollifax series made Dorothy famous. While her stories nourish people’s thirst for adventure and mystery, Dorothy knew about nourishing the body as well. On her farm in Nova Scotia, she grew medicinal herbs and used this knowledge of herbs in many of her stories, including A Nun in the Closet. She travelled extensively, and used these experiences in her novels as well. Many of Dorothy’s books, feature strong women having adventures around the world. In 2010 Gilman was awarded the annual Grand Master Award by the Mystery Writers of America. Dorothy spent much of her life in Connecticut, New Mexico, and Maine. She died at age 88 of complications of Alzheimer's disease. She is survived by two sons, Christopher Butters and Jonathan Butters; and two grandchildren.
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June 10, 2019
The last of the Mrs Pollifax spy series, set in Syria, is easy reading, fun, and completely unbelievable, but read for entertainment value only this is a good choice.
November 11, 2016
Mrs. Pollifax and her friend Farrell are off to Syria to try to find out what happened to Amanda Pym, who vanished after stopping the hijackers of a plane diverted from Egypt. They are constantly being watched and much evade their followers before they can even make contact. With the thinnest of leads, can they find the missing young woman?
This is Mrs. Pollifax, so that means we are off on another wild and fun adventure. Set in the world of 2000, it’s interesting to read this take on the politics of the Middle East back then. The plot features a couple of familiar plot points, but I didn’t care since it was so fantastic to be enjoying another adventure with Mrs. Pollifax. Sadly, this is her last adventure, but I like to imagine she is still out there saving the day against overwhelming odds.
Read my full review at Carstairs Considers.
This is Mrs. Pollifax, so that means we are off on another wild and fun adventure. Set in the world of 2000, it’s interesting to read this take on the politics of the Middle East back then. The plot features a couple of familiar plot points, but I didn’t care since it was so fantastic to be enjoying another adventure with Mrs. Pollifax. Sadly, this is her last adventure, but I like to imagine she is still out there saving the day against overwhelming odds.
Read my full review at Carstairs Considers.
May 27, 2022
This is the first of the Mrs. Pollifax books that I've read, and I have to say that I enjoyed the adventure with this unique elderly lady more than I thought I would. I found myself laughing at her humor and sometimes her attitude. She is smart, daring. and tough. I'd have to call it a good "old fashioned" read, no blood and guts anywhere. It reminded me somewhat of the works of Georgette Heyer.
June 2, 2024
I enjoyed re-reading this series and discovering the newer books. It is a fun series and I'm sorry to have finished it. I will definitely re-read it again in a few years.
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August 11, 2018The last of the Pollifax books, and it's been an enjoyable ride. I wouldn't quite call this 'cosey espionage' - Mrs Pollifax goes through some hard things - but she is a person who possesses a great deal of kindness and optimism (leavened by a salty dash of wry awareness) - and most of all enormous good luck. Recommended to those who want an enjoyable bit of tourism adventure.
[Note: different narrator for this one and while this narrator was competent, it really made me aware of just how good the narrator of the previous books I'd listened to was. The ability to 'do voices' is something I simply don't have, the narrator I listened to for most of this series (Barbara Rosenblat) is simply superb.]
August 2018: One of the biggest compliments I can get is a re-read, and me re-reading this series only a couple of years after reading it the first time is, in its turn, the biggest compliment I can give it. :)
[Note: different narrator for this one and while this narrator was competent, it really made me aware of just how good the narrator of the previous books I'd listened to was. The ability to 'do voices' is something I simply don't have, the narrator I listened to for most of this series (Barbara Rosenblat) is simply superb.]
August 2018: One of the biggest compliments I can get is a re-read, and me re-reading this series only a couple of years after reading it the first time is, in its turn, the biggest compliment I can give it. :)
September 7, 2022
While still entertaining the series is starting to become tired and repetitive. Fortunately or unfortunately, depending on when I think about it, this was the last book in the series.
October 9, 2012
I actually read this a few months ago but am now just getting around to writing my review. Ah, the end of the series so it is bitter sweet. It actually ends pretty satisfyingly although the author didn't intend for it to be the end. She just died before she could write another one. I really do wish that Farrell could have found someone right for him.
What I liked most about this book was actually the author interview that happened at the end. This interview took place 8 years before Dorothy Gilman died of Alzheimer's Disease and at times I could tell that she was in the early stages. Even with that she had such wonderful stories to tell and it was fascinating to hear how she came up with her characters and settings. She tried to visit every single place in the Mrs. Pollifax books and learn about the history so that the stories would be accurate. Fascinating woman and she definitely died too soon.
What I liked most about this book was actually the author interview that happened at the end. This interview took place 8 years before Dorothy Gilman died of Alzheimer's Disease and at times I could tell that she was in the early stages. Even with that she had such wonderful stories to tell and it was fascinating to hear how she came up with her characters and settings. She tried to visit every single place in the Mrs. Pollifax books and learn about the history so that the stories would be accurate. Fascinating woman and she definitely died too soon.
October 29, 2012
In her latest adventure, Mrs. P heads back to the Middle East—destination: Syria, this time. A very mysterious set of circumstances surrounds a plane hijacking that was averted from danger by a young American girl who walked up to a hijacker and asked for his gun, which was instrumental in freeing all of the hostages. And then, she gives a very nondescript, taciturn interview at the airport in Damascus, gets into a car—the wrong car—is whisked away and is never heard from again.
Enter Mrs. Pollifax, for who better to track down the whereabouts of a mysterious missing person? Her old friend and “war buddy” Farrell also goes along for the ride, making for another of her better, more memorable adventures. The chemistry and dynamic between the friendship of Mrs. Pollifax and John Sebastian Farrell has long been a strength of this series. They play off each other perfectly, these two very memorable characters who are in some ways as different as day and night, and in other ways exactly alike.
There is suspense, adventure, and quite a bit of tension in what turns out to be another wild ride through a foreign country. With it, we have the Dorothy Gilman signatures of picking up some new vocabulary words in the native language, learning a bit about the local culture and geography, and working real cities and places into the storyline. That is something I have always enjoyed about the Mrs. Pollifax books; the hotels Mrs. P stays in are real, and the places she visits, generally speaking, are real locations. Even now, so many years after the books have been written, I find myself looking up some of the places and hotels online, and yes, they’re real. My hat off to Dorothy Gilman for being authentic and true to fact.
This was the last book in the Mrs. Pollifax series and since it is one of my favorite series with one of my favorite heroines, it was a little bittersweet to arrive at the end of this book (this story is delivered in true Mrs. Pollifax style, with a satisfying ending to the mission…did we ever have any doubt?) but one of the things I like is that although the particular storyline of this book is resolved, there isn’t any final end to Mrs. P’s adventures, which I happen to like immensely. So although this is the last book, I prefer to imagine that it isn’t Mrs. P’s last adventure, not by a long shot. Dorothy Gilman was well before her time, yet she was also timeless: so much of what she wrote in this series, and even in this book in particular, is as true now—if not more so—as it was then. Mrs. Pollifax Unveiled was written in the 1999-2000 timeframe, when international focus was particularly strong on the Middle East…and Dorothy Gilman rightfully predicted that it would continue to be so in the years that followed.
There were very satisfying tie-ins with a lot of the earlier books, all the way back to the beginning, of course. All though it isn’t explicitly mentioned, I like to think that if Dorothy Gilman had a pretty good idea that this would be her last Mrs. Pollifax book, that she would leave Mrs. Pollifax’s career open-ended for us to imagine new adventures, yet at the same time give us a sense of closure, too. Mrs. Pollifax went on her very first adventure with Farrell…and in this last, printed adventure, Farrell is there with her again. There are references of Kadi Hopkirk, a recurring character in the later books; there are (bad) memories of Hong Kong, and most poignantly of all, and probably my favorite part of the whole book, where Mrs. Pollifax is sitting at the bus station in the middle of the night in the Syrian countryside, waiting for the bus to Damascus, and she and her companions can’t speak because they don’t want anyone to hear them speaking English, so she has to make do with her thoughts; and what she thinks of are her many adventures and the many people she had met…especially Tsanko, from one of her very first adventures. I honestly re-read that scene about five times in a row. Re-reading Tsanko’s words to Mrs. P from so long ago (both long ago in the “Mrs. Pollifax adventure” timeline, and even more in “real time”…) and it really summed up, as this book did, all of the awesome places Mrs. Pollifax got to see, the things she got to do, and maybe most importantly, the people she got to meet.
Whenever I’m getting on a plane myself, bound for some faraway land, I always look around at my fellow passengers, hoping that someday I catch a glimpse of Mrs. P on her way to an exciting new destination.
Enter Mrs. Pollifax, for who better to track down the whereabouts of a mysterious missing person? Her old friend and “war buddy” Farrell also goes along for the ride, making for another of her better, more memorable adventures. The chemistry and dynamic between the friendship of Mrs. Pollifax and John Sebastian Farrell has long been a strength of this series. They play off each other perfectly, these two very memorable characters who are in some ways as different as day and night, and in other ways exactly alike.
There is suspense, adventure, and quite a bit of tension in what turns out to be another wild ride through a foreign country. With it, we have the Dorothy Gilman signatures of picking up some new vocabulary words in the native language, learning a bit about the local culture and geography, and working real cities and places into the storyline. That is something I have always enjoyed about the Mrs. Pollifax books; the hotels Mrs. P stays in are real, and the places she visits, generally speaking, are real locations. Even now, so many years after the books have been written, I find myself looking up some of the places and hotels online, and yes, they’re real. My hat off to Dorothy Gilman for being authentic and true to fact.
This was the last book in the Mrs. Pollifax series and since it is one of my favorite series with one of my favorite heroines, it was a little bittersweet to arrive at the end of this book (this story is delivered in true Mrs. Pollifax style, with a satisfying ending to the mission…did we ever have any doubt?) but one of the things I like is that although the particular storyline of this book is resolved, there isn’t any final end to Mrs. P’s adventures, which I happen to like immensely. So although this is the last book, I prefer to imagine that it isn’t Mrs. P’s last adventure, not by a long shot. Dorothy Gilman was well before her time, yet she was also timeless: so much of what she wrote in this series, and even in this book in particular, is as true now—if not more so—as it was then. Mrs. Pollifax Unveiled was written in the 1999-2000 timeframe, when international focus was particularly strong on the Middle East…and Dorothy Gilman rightfully predicted that it would continue to be so in the years that followed.
There were very satisfying tie-ins with a lot of the earlier books, all the way back to the beginning, of course. All though it isn’t explicitly mentioned, I like to think that if Dorothy Gilman had a pretty good idea that this would be her last Mrs. Pollifax book, that she would leave Mrs. Pollifax’s career open-ended for us to imagine new adventures, yet at the same time give us a sense of closure, too. Mrs. Pollifax went on her very first adventure with Farrell…and in this last, printed adventure, Farrell is there with her again. There are references of Kadi Hopkirk, a recurring character in the later books; there are (bad) memories of Hong Kong, and most poignantly of all, and probably my favorite part of the whole book, where Mrs. Pollifax is sitting at the bus station in the middle of the night in the Syrian countryside, waiting for the bus to Damascus, and she and her companions can’t speak because they don’t want anyone to hear them speaking English, so she has to make do with her thoughts; and what she thinks of are her many adventures and the many people she had met…especially Tsanko, from one of her very first adventures. I honestly re-read that scene about five times in a row. Re-reading Tsanko’s words to Mrs. P from so long ago (both long ago in the “Mrs. Pollifax adventure” timeline, and even more in “real time”…) and it really summed up, as this book did, all of the awesome places Mrs. Pollifax got to see, the things she got to do, and maybe most importantly, the people she got to meet.
Whenever I’m getting on a plane myself, bound for some faraway land, I always look around at my fellow passengers, hoping that someday I catch a glimpse of Mrs. P on her way to an exciting new destination.
January 1, 2022
I think this was the final Mrs. Pollifax book, but I'm not entirely certain. I have not been reading the series in the order it was published. I was happy to have this book as my first read of year 2022, for as I came to the close of the book there was a smile on my face. There is certainly a lot of action and adventure packed into this Middle Eastern CIA assignment, much of it entertaining. Mrs. Pollifax and Farrell are tasked with rescuing a young American woman from a sniper camp in the desert.
June 23, 2009
I've read every book in the Mrs. Pollifax series and enjoyed them all. Credible? No. Not the point. The idea of a darling little senior citizen with her flowered hats capturing villains and saving the world is fun, especially if you're a senior like me! I'd love to be hanging out with handsome sheiks, fellow secret agents and other good-lookin' dudes! Can I? Would I? Of course not ... there's the fun of it.
July 8, 2019
It's been really great getting to know you, Mrs. Pollifax. I'll miss you.
I liked this last one, it was set in Syria, and Dorothy Gilman was great about giving you great little tidbits of information. My husband is Christian Syrian, and while reading this I added a few places to my Syria Pinterest board. I learned while loving it.
I liked this last one, it was set in Syria, and Dorothy Gilman was great about giving you great little tidbits of information. My husband is Christian Syrian, and while reading this I added a few places to my Syria Pinterest board. I learned while loving it.
April 28, 2018
This is the very last Mrs. Pollifax novel and it makes me very sad to think that there are no more to look forward to. After traveling with Emily in 14 novels of adventure, she has become a friend. In this story she travels to Syria to rescue a young women kidnapped by rebels. The political background, the descriptions of the countryside and the explanation of the specific religious beliefs of the region are what make these novels so great. That and the fact that an "older woman" is the brains of every secret operation. Mrs. Pollifax is a hero! Bon Voyage Emily, I will imagine you still out there in the world, secretly keeping our country safe.
April 7, 2011
Last one in the series... and I have a sad feeling that it will remain the last one. It was published in 2000, Gilman's most recent book was published in 2002, and she's 87. Sigh.
Still, as with all of these, it was fun (and quick) to read. In this installment, Mrs. Pollifax is off to the Middle East again, this time to investigate the possible kidnapping of a young American woman. As usual, inquiries lead to dangerous and adventurous events...
Still, as with all of these, it was fun (and quick) to read. In this installment, Mrs. Pollifax is off to the Middle East again, this time to investigate the possible kidnapping of a young American woman. As usual, inquiries lead to dangerous and adventurous events...
June 9, 2017
You read these books long enough and you began to believe that if you drove up to Langley, you would find Carstairs and Bishop talking with Mrs. Pollifax about another courier job that turns into something estraordinary.
This is the last book in the series. And its a fitting farewell to Mrs. Pollifax with one last adventure with Farrell.
This is the last book in the series. And its a fitting farewell to Mrs. Pollifax with one last adventure with Farrell.
June 9, 2021
1st read a VERY long time ago! LOL
I do not remember when I read this the first time around [before the days of keeping track which never fails to annoy me], but it was in a lovely paperback that I still own somewhere and I loved it. I was so sad that it was the last one, but if it had to end here, it was a good ending.
I was so excited to find that this book meets a prompt in a challenge I am doing and I get to visit with Emily and Cyrus, Bishop and Carstairs, and gloriously, Farrell, again. These have always been some of my most favorite books [since I found the first one so long ago in a Reader's Digest Condensed at my grandparent's house] and it is always fun to find a reason to revisit them.
I wish I knew how many times I had read this ]and the whole series really], but will have to be content with starting now. Hmph. ;-)
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Read 6.1 - 6.9.2021
STILL 5 stars
It is always interesting to revisit a book you haven't read in a long time; I had forgotten chunks of this one and I remembered too, that I was not a fan of the ending, but figured that some of that would be worked out in the next book. That never materialized. Hmph. It was still an excellent read and if Mrs. P couldn't be with Cyrus, it was even better when she was Farrell and some of their exchanges are what make this book. I loved them together.
I do not remember when I read this the first time around [before the days of keeping track which never fails to annoy me], but it was in a lovely paperback that I still own somewhere and I loved it. I was so sad that it was the last one, but if it had to end here, it was a good ending.
I was so excited to find that this book meets a prompt in a challenge I am doing and I get to visit with Emily and Cyrus, Bishop and Carstairs, and gloriously, Farrell, again. These have always been some of my most favorite books [since I found the first one so long ago in a Reader's Digest Condensed at my grandparent's house] and it is always fun to find a reason to revisit them.
I wish I knew how many times I had read this ]and the whole series really], but will have to be content with starting now. Hmph. ;-)
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Read 6.1 - 6.9.2021
STILL 5 stars
It is always interesting to revisit a book you haven't read in a long time; I had forgotten chunks of this one and I remembered too, that I was not a fan of the ending, but figured that some of that would be worked out in the next book. That never materialized. Hmph. It was still an excellent read and if Mrs. P couldn't be with Cyrus, it was even better when she was Farrell and some of their exchanges are what make this book. I loved them together.
November 7, 2022
This one gets four stars — three for what it is plus an extra for the series as a whole for giving me a good long stretch of decent entertainment.
Also, as I think I noted in my review of the first book, since Angela Lansbury's on-screen performance was my intro to Mrs. Pollifax, and since Barbara Rosenblat voiced her quite similarly, it was easy for me to keep her in the role throughout the series. So...listening to the last few books was a bittersweet goodbye to Angela.
Also, as I think I noted in my review of the first book, since Angela Lansbury's on-screen performance was my intro to Mrs. Pollifax, and since Barbara Rosenblat voiced her quite similarly, it was easy for me to keep her in the role throughout the series. So...listening to the last few books was a bittersweet goodbye to Angela.
February 23, 2024
I remembered this one as not being among my favorites, but I think I like it better than a few others (which means my ranking video on YouTube yesterday is already inaccurate). Oops!
This time we have a different sort of book--Farrel and Pollifax head off to see if a young woman has died or has been taken and to do what must be done... but yeah. If it can go wrong, it does. And in typical Pollifax fashion, what must be done gets done... even when more goes wrong.
It's a satisfying ending to a fabulous series. Not a GREAT ending... but a satisfying one.
This time we have a different sort of book--Farrel and Pollifax head off to see if a young woman has died or has been taken and to do what must be done... but yeah. If it can go wrong, it does. And in typical Pollifax fashion, what must be done gets done... even when more goes wrong.
It's a satisfying ending to a fabulous series. Not a GREAT ending... but a satisfying one.
December 5, 2023
I was sad to come to the end of the Mrs. Pollifax series with the reading of Mrs. Pollifax Unveiled. I have enjoyed reading this easy series where everything works out in the end, young love wins and a senior cititzen spy with award-winning geraniums saves the day.
August 2, 2019
These are my overall thoughts on the series, as I've just finished re-reading them.
When I originally read these books I was probably in my 20s and 30s. Now reading them, I am a lot closer to Mrs Pollifax's age, and the ageism here is really dated. I doubt if Emily P is much older than 60, and yet, there is all that "dear little old lady" stuff.
I've also found that the later books are not as good as the early ones. The addition to Cyrus to the stories forced Gilman to constantly make excuses for his not being along for the missions. How many times did he break his leg or arm?
So while I still enjoy these books, I found them less enjoyable a few decades later. And while I recommend the first few wholeheartedly, I think the series ran out of gas shortly after Mrs. Pollifax on Safari
When I originally read these books I was probably in my 20s and 30s. Now reading them, I am a lot closer to Mrs Pollifax's age, and the ageism here is really dated. I doubt if Emily P is much older than 60, and yet, there is all that "dear little old lady" stuff.
I've also found that the later books are not as good as the early ones. The addition to Cyrus to the stories forced Gilman to constantly make excuses for his not being along for the missions. How many times did he break his leg or arm?
So while I still enjoy these books, I found them less enjoyable a few decades later. And while I recommend the first few wholeheartedly, I think the series ran out of gas shortly after Mrs. Pollifax on Safari
November 10, 2024
I love this author and this series but I will have to say that theres such a strong feeling of arabs being seen as lower or the historical context of arabs etc being seen as lower and same with the understanding that CIA is good lol
Its very naive
But fits the whole thing I guess
This is the last book of mrs Pollifax from what I understand but there was no particular idea given in book for it. Shame I wonder if any hidden unpublished
Its very naive
But fits the whole thing I guess
This is the last book of mrs Pollifax from what I understand but there was no particular idea given in book for it. Shame I wonder if any hidden unpublished
April 7, 2023
What a return to form in this final installment in the Mrs. Pollifax series! I've binged books 2-14 over the last several weeks and am sad to be saying goodbye to these characters and their hijinks. The series is hilarious at points, but also informational as far as the history/politics of the world at the time they were written. I for sure will be revisiting many of these books as comfort reads in the future!
January 31, 2019
The final Mrs. Pollifax adventure. I have enjoyed the ride. This one takes place in Syria, again with Farrell. I could actually read a series about him and his life. Unfortunately, that is not in the cards.
June 17, 2025
A fun series overall. I enjoyed my time with Mrs. Pollifax very much.
November 11, 2022
This is the last book of the series, and like recent ones I’ve listened to, just fair. Kind of lost me half way through. Goodbye, Mrs. Pollifax. You were fun. Have a good life.
November 15, 2024
I’m so sad this is the last book. I’ll miss the Unexpected Mrs Pollifax
September 13, 2020
It is sad that this is the end to such a great series, but as I've been skipping around on my reread there are more ahead of me. And I can always come back to the series.
February 13, 2022
And so it ends. There are no more Mrs. Pollifax thrillers. The series is done. The author died in 2012. It is a wonderful series. Mrs. Pollifax may be the only grandmother CIA agent in fiction. And probable the only CIA grandmother agent with a brown, on the cusp of black, belt in Karate who grows award winning geraniums and was once tortured by the Chinese secret police.
The books in the Mrs. Pollifax series were published between 1966 and 2000. Mrs. Pollifax did not age 32 years over the course of the books, probably only about 5 years. She played many roles as a CIA agent -- often as a tourist, but also as an aunt and a grandmother. Only the Chinese found her suspicious. In the Middle East, she was never taken seriously, which was very helpful, as Mrs. Pollifax was smarter than the average agent and had more life experience. She liked people and had good instincts. I will miss her.
Oh, perhaps I should include a bit about this particular book. Carstairs asks Mrs. Pollifax to accompany Farrell to Syria to find a kidnapped American woman who fouled a plane hijacking. Mrs. Pollifax plays Farrell's aunt. Farrell was a CIA agent when Mrs. Pollifax rescued him when they both ended up in a Bulgarian prison of on her first adventure as a courier. Farrell calls her Duchess. In this story, Farrell gets the worst treatment from the bad guys. It's an interesting tale and Mrs. Pollifax is her usual indominable self.
The books in the Mrs. Pollifax series were published between 1966 and 2000. Mrs. Pollifax did not age 32 years over the course of the books, probably only about 5 years. She played many roles as a CIA agent -- often as a tourist, but also as an aunt and a grandmother. Only the Chinese found her suspicious. In the Middle East, she was never taken seriously, which was very helpful, as Mrs. Pollifax was smarter than the average agent and had more life experience. She liked people and had good instincts. I will miss her.
Oh, perhaps I should include a bit about this particular book. Carstairs asks Mrs. Pollifax to accompany Farrell to Syria to find a kidnapped American woman who fouled a plane hijacking. Mrs. Pollifax plays Farrell's aunt. Farrell was a CIA agent when Mrs. Pollifax rescued him when they both ended up in a Bulgarian prison of on her first adventure as a courier. Farrell calls her Duchess. In this story, Farrell gets the worst treatment from the bad guys. It's an interesting tale and Mrs. Pollifax is her usual indominable self.
November 11, 2023
I love the audios. This was very calming to listen to as I drove around or cleaned the kitchen.
Even though the girl was silly.
Even though the girl was silly.
January 9, 2018
In Mrs. Pollifax Unveiled, Dorothy Gilman was ahead of her time. Rescuing an American girl, Amanda Pym, from Syrian capturers could be a subject reported on a 2018 network newscast.
February 3, 2018
i'm gonna miss you, aunt emily
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