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Jul 11, 2021 · In a case of mistaken identity and with the CIA remarkably short on “sweet older ladies who seem harmless”, Mrs. Pollifax finds herself setting off on an exciting international adventure to Mexico City.
4.16. 27,597 ratings2,673 reviews. Mrs. Virgil (Emily) Pollifax of New Brunswick, New Jersey, was a widow with grown children. She was tired of attending her Garden Club meetings. She wanted to do something good for her country. So, naturally, she became a CIA agent.
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FICTION. THE ELUSIVE MRS. POLLIFAX. by Dorothy Gilman ‧ RELEASE DATE: Sept. 17, 1971. bookshelf. shop now. Mrs. Emily Pollifax is probably the only lovable C.I.A. agent around and here, once again, she's in as full glory as her night-blooming cereus.
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Sep 13, 2019 · Dorothy Gilman. It is part of the Mrs. Pollifax #3 series and is a cozy mystery in a paperback edition that was published by Fawcett Books on September 1985 and has 208 pages. Explore it on Goodreads or Amazon. Other books in this series include [books_series]
Mrs. Pollifax is an elderly widow who has come to find life dull and is almost ready to end it all out of sheer boredom. Inspired by a newspaper profile of an actress who began her career in later life, she decides to fulfill a childhood ambition and apply for a job as a spy at the CIA.
- The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax
- Dorothy Gilman
- Mrs. Pollifax Unveiled
Jan 1, 1993 · 146 ratings12 reviews. White-haired widow Mrs Emily Pollifax 60s from New Jersey USA suburb poses as innocent tourist in outlandish hats for three missions. Her childhood ambition to be a spy leads her to CIA Carstairs, who revives her from suicidal boredom.
Mrs. Pollifax Series. Mrs Emily Pollifax is a practical yet imaginative white-haired NJ widow with unusual hats and a brown belt in karate who volunteers for the CIA, answering to agents Carstairs and Bishop, around the world. Simple always becomes dangerous and hilarious.
