The Amazing Mrs. Pollifax

By: Dorothy Gilman

Narrated by: Barbara Rosenblat

Emily Pollifax is one of a precious few gray-haired female sleuths who solve their cases through unflagging determination, moral courage and wisdom that comes with age. In The Amazing Mrs. Pollifax, Emily answers the call of that “nice Mr. Carstairs” to go to Istanbul as a courier and search for a missing agent.

Investigate another case with Mrs. Pollifax.©1971 Dorothy Gilman (P)1989 Recorded Books, LLC

The delightful Mrs. Pollifax, the accidental spy

For those unfortunate enough never to have read or listened to the novels in the Mrs. Pollifax series, you are missing some wonderful books. THE AMAZING MRS. POLLIFAX, released in 1970, is the second of many books in the series. Mrs. Pollifax is an elderly widow who is repeatedly called on by the CIA to help them with cases. Against all odds she repeatedly helps the CIA protect our country as she travels the cold war era world from one hot spot to another. The incomparable British voice specialist Barbara Rosenblat narrates most of the series audio novels using an American accent. Her voice range is incredible (only Katherine Kellgren was better).

Enjoyed from beginning to end!

I really enjoyed this book. It was a lot of fun combined with mystery and suspense creating a fun lighter spy novel. Barbara Rosenblat narrates beautifully and brings the book even more to life. This is the first Mrs. Pollifax novel I have read (not the first in the series, but the first I have "read") and was delighted to find it and I am eager to purchase more of these books. Mrs. Pollifax is a wonderful character and the other characters in the novel are also interesting and entertaining. I greatly recommend!

Hilarious at times

Love the series so far and looking forward to listening to the next book in the series!

What fun!!

This was my first Mrs. Pollifax and I was delighted. The characters were memorable, pace was good and narrator was amazing. I have no criticism of the 'old lady' voice. If there was any concern about Ms. Rosenblat's narration, it was that a few times her phrasing/pauses seemed off. Her accents were wonderful though. I love the story and will now search for more Mrs. P.

The Amazing Mrs. Pollifax

Another terrific book in the Mrs. Pollifax series. If you are looking for a book full of adventure and some very funny moments, look no further. I thoroughly enjoyed this book beginning to end.

What fun!

Another Mrs Pollifax adventure and as always a tremendous treat.
Ms. Barbara Rosenblat has done a perfect job of bringing the story to life.

Very entertaining

This is a fun story. That is easy to listen to. A few plot twists. Keep it interesting.

Fun, if you don’t expect a serious mystery!

This is NOT an intellectual book. Once I understood the genre, and decided to suspend my disbelief, I sat back and enjoyed the ride from one set of unlikely circumstances to another. Good, lighthearted, fun.

The narrator, Barbara Rosenblat, has an excellent range of voices and accents, making it easy to enjoy the story.

The Mrs Pollifax series is the best thing on Included

What an absolute delight this series is. My only complaint is that I will run out of books.

The hilarious adventures and terrific narration are just the upbeat cure to listen to while watering the summer garden yet again and for far too long.

A million stars of fun.

a classic clean spy novel with an unusal spy

I read this series maybe 30 years ago, and was delighted when I found it here, read by one of my most favorite narrators. a great "beach read" light funny, a bit daring and exciting.