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The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax
The Unexpected Mrs Pollifax
Author: Dorothy Gilman
Mrs. Emily Pollifax, of Brunswick, NJ startles the CIA by offering herself as a spy, "you might find use for someone - someone expendable, you know - if only to preserve the lives of your younger, better-trained people." The cover shows Rosalind Russell, who starred in the first movie based on this first in a series mystery/thriller novels.
ISBN: 287011
Publication Date: 1970
Pages: 192
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Publisher: Fawcett Crest
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover, Audio Cassette, Audio CD
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A delightfully written story. Very entertaining with a hint of education bot for the time period and locale.
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This is the first book of many starring the delightful Mrs. Pollifax.

She is an elderly widow who gets bored with life and--due to a mistake at the CIA--succeeds in her desire to become a spy. Her naivete, coupled with her sharp wits lead her into a series of hilarious adventures, some of which have had me laughing out loud. These books are not "deep," long, or very literary in quality, but I have read as many in this series as I could get my hands on and enjoyed them all.

Highly recommended for light reading. No bad language, sex, or unnecessarily or horrifically violent scenes, though there is suspense.


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