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The Elusive Mrs. Pollifax

By: Dorothy Gilman
Narrated by: Barbara Rosenblat
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Publisher's summary

Mrs. Pollifax has a new hat, and only she and Mr. Carstairs know it conceals eight false passports which she must smuggle into Bulgaria.

©1971 Dorothy Gilman Butters (P)1990 Recorded Books, LLC

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I love mrs pollifax!

This book had excitement, compassion, relationships, twists and turns. Love the writing and the reader is awesome as well.

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Delightful

As Ms Polifax would put it. Very entertaining plot combined with superb reading has yet again made my day.

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Gripping

This story had so many twists and turns it was hard to put it down. I was impressed with how the characters intertwined to keep me captivated.

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It's about the hats!

reread, historical-novel, mystery, suspense, spies, action-adventure
Read from July 24, 1992 to July 24, 2016

Interesting tale first published in 1971 about spies, communism, Balkan States politics, and a widowed senior citizen amateur volunteer employed as a courier by the CIA. Call it historical fiction.
Just suspend disbelief for a while and enjoy this view into a time and place not so different from now with a fascinating cast of characters doing things improbable even then. The story line holds interest, and the length is far from epic. The series is addictive and yet appropriate for any age reader, maybe even Harry Dresden.

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Great series

Where does The Elusive Mrs. Pollifax rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

Absolutely loved this whole series. Narration was great except for the last book in the series. Loved the locations and the detailed description about the people, customs, and traditions. Mrs. Pollifax character was a delight and loved her. Listened to the series twice through I enjoyed it so much. The narrator was so good, I can't imagine that reading the books would have been nearly as enjoyable.

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Slower start, great story in the end!

It took me longer than normal to get into this one. I felt the stories all were starting to seem the same. Stopped listening for a while. But when I picked it back up the story became more unique and had great unexpected twists and turns. Very well thought out writing. Great narration as usual! Now I will listen to more pollifax!

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Such a fun mystery!!

I loved all the twists and turns. Mrs pollifax is so much fun to listen to. She is so clever. I so enjoy this book!!

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Love the series!

Enjoyed the book and ALL of her adventures. A very entertaining book.
Glad I found the series to listen again!

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thoroughly enjoyed

My first read of Dorothy Gilman. It won't be my last! My dreams may, however, suffer to solve the next mystery read before I finish the book as they did for The Elusive Mrs. Pollifax.

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First review ever!

I rely on these reviews to help me choose my next book, so time for me to contribute. I love this series: narrator excellent, I get to travel many, often unusual places, and enjoy life as interpreted by an older, and very wise woman. Light hearted "spy stories" with unusual plots. Highly recommend!

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