Dorothy Gilman
Author
Publisher
Ballantine Books
Description
Crafted by the creator of the beloved Mrs. Pollifax series, this little gem of a novel sparkles with romance and intrigue. The story whisks you to the enchanting rural abode known as "Thale's Folly," whose occupants are anything but fools. As you get to know these charming people and their magical home, a delicious scent of mystery infuses the fresh country air. Andrew Thale is not exactly thrilled when his overbearing father sends him on an errand...
Author
Series
Mrs. Pollifax volume 14
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 8
Formats
Description
The 14th in the Mrs. Pollifax series, Mrs. Pollifax Unveiled joins its predecessors as a delightful source of entertainment and suspense. After all her harrowing adventures in various parts of the world, America's most endearing and unlikely CIA agent is bored with her gardening. When headquarters calls with a deadly mission, she's ready with passport in hand. After single-handedly thwarting hijackers on a flight to the Middle East, a young American...
Author
Series
Mrs. Pollifax volume 11
Publisher
Fawcett Columbine
Pub. Date
1995
Description
In New Haven, Emily Pollifax discovers a girl hiding in a cupboard. The girl is Kadi Hopkirk, an artist who is being followed by some mysterious types ever since she met a young man who is heir to an African throne. The two take off for New York but are pursued. A tale of international intrigue by the author of Mrs. Pollifax and the Second Thief.
Author
Series
Mrs. Pollifax volume 13
Publisher
Fawcett Columbine
Pub. Date
1997
Description
Part-time CIA operative Emily Pollifax flies to the Middle East to pick up a novel written by an executed Iraqi dissident. On arrival she sees no sign of her contact, only dead bodies, Arab terrorists and Iraqi spies. Danger is everywhere. Fortunately, Mrs. Pollifax knows karate.
Author
Series
Mrs. Pollifax volume 10
Publisher
Doubleday
Pub. Date
c1993
Description
A former CIA operative-turned-art-dealer waits in Italy, wounded and in hiding, for the cavalry-and, according to his SOS, only Mrs. Pollifax will do.
Author
Series
Mrs. Pollifax volume 12
Publisher
Fawcett Columbine
Pub. Date
1996
Description
Emily Pollifax accompanies her young friend Kadi back to Africa, where a mutual friend is to be crowned king of his small country. But when several people are slashed by murderous lion claws and Kadi disappears, Mrs. Pollifax must begin a perilous investigation. Fortunately for all, staunch determination and polished karate skills are on her side. In response to a desperate SOS, Kadi Hopkirk flies to the African country of Ubangiba, where her childhood...
Author
Series
Mrs. Pollifax volume 7
Publisher
Doubleday
Pub. Date
1985
Description
Emily's tranquil domesticity with new husband Cyrus is interrupted when she is called to Hong Kong in pursuit of a vanished agent.
Author
Series
Mrs. Pollifax volume 9
Publisher
Doubleday
Pub. Date
1990
Description
All Mrs. Pollifax has to do is help a bumbling CIA agent confirm the identities of seven undercover informants in Morocco. A simple assignment. But right away, things go wrong. The first informant is murdered just after Mrs. P. identifies him in Fez. Worse, she has the frightening sensation that her associate is not who or what he says he is.
Author
Series
Mrs. Pollifax volume 8
Publisher
Doubleday
Pub. Date
1988
Description
A relaxing holiday in Thailand turns into a nightmare when Emily loses Cyrus to kidnappers.
11) Caravan
Author
Publisher
Doubleday
Pub. Date
c1992
Description
Caressa Horvath, raised in the corrupting atmosphere of a traveling carnival, marries an anthropologist named Jacob Bowman, who takes her on a journey to North Africa. Jacob gets himself killed by a band of Bedouin who spare Caressa's life. The only one of her party left alive, Caressa is forced to join the caravan on a harrowing journey across the African desert.
Author
Series
Mrs. Pollifax volume 6
Publisher
Doubleday
Pub. Date
1983
Description
Posing as a tourist, Emily makes her way to China with the job of protecting a CIA treasure.
Author
Series
Mrs. Pollifax volume 5
Publisher
Doubleday
Pub. Date
1977
Description
A safari expedition in Zambia is the disguise Emily employs in order to locate a professional assassin among her fellow explorers. Along the way, she meets an extraordinary man named Cyrus.