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The Amazing Mrs. Pollifax

By: Dorothy Gilman
Narrated by: Barbara Rosenblat
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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

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Narrator Brings Mrs. Pollifax to Life!

I loved going with Mrs. Pollifax on another of her adventures! Barbara Rosenblat is one of the best narrators in the business, and she does a fantastic job bringing the inimitable Mrs. Pollifax to life. She also does a beautiful job with the accents of all the various foreign characters. I always knew who exactly was speaking from the special nuances of each character's voice. Highly recommended!

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Love Mrs Pollifax!

Mrs Pollifax is really good at having trouble find her. She never gives up, and keeps you guessing. Always a fun lady.

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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.

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Very entertaining

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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Great fun

The whole story was interesting, full of suspense and wit. Very well written and performed.

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Great story, charmingly narrated.

Very much enjoyed this cozy mystery, and Mrs Pollifax is a thoroughly lovable hero. I’m looking forward to further Mrs Pollifax mysteries.

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Performance was excellent.

Very entertaining story. I like Mrs Pollifax and her wise point of view. An exciting story without being too graphic.

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