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A Palm for Mrs. Pollifax

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

Emily “vacations” at an opulent Swiss resort in the hope of locating nine pounds of hijacked plutonium intended for an atom bomb.

©1973 Dorothy Gilman (P)1991 Recorded Books, LLC

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Cozy mystery, but weak

Mrs. Pollifax is in Switzerland to help find some missing plutonium. No one takes her seriously, including Interpol and the bad guys! But with the help of a jewel thief, a little boy, and an invalid, she saves the day! This is one of the weakest of the Mrs. Pollifax books. A cute story, but unlikely enough to make it absurd. Still, it has the charm of all the books, but with few laugh-out-loud moments. And no hats! Barbara Rosenblat does her usual excellent job of narration. Worth the credit if you love Mrs. Pollifax like I do.

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Worthwhile...

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enjoyed listening to this story, very well narrated and the plot was intriguing,kept me interested.

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Enjoying Mrs Polifax again!

Loved these books when I read them years ago! Rediscovering them with Barbra Rosenblat is wonderful!

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Cute

At this point, we all know the formula for a Pollifax adventure. Still, these are fun, silly, pretty thrilling stories. I truly enjoy them, and they're a good break from the usual overly graphic mysteries I tend to read.

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Love Mrs. Pollifax, but this one is a stretch

Love the whole series of Mrs. Pollifax and the narrator is WONDERFUL!! The storyline in this particular book is a bit of a stretch even for fiction, but it still had lovable characters, intrigue, and adventure.

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Always entertaining

Fun to mix, murder mayhem, and the sweet little old lady, Mrs. Pollifax. I’m hooked on these stories.

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Love it!

Very well read! Great story plots and keeps it interesting and entertaining! I love the series so far.

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love this series

This is my favorite story in this series so far! Great character development and the plot had lots of fun twists.

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Love the series

Solid writing and excellent narration always result in an enjoyable book. Favoured cosy mystery series.

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Delightful, As Usual


A Palm for Mrs. Pollifax provides another delightful adventure for that most unlikely of spies, Mrs. Emily Pollifax. In her fourth mission for Carstairs of the CIA, the middle-aged widow from suburban New Jersey goes to a Swiss luxury clinic/resort in search of stolen plutonium believed to be in the area. At the spa, she encounters a large cast of widely varied characters, some good and some bad.

Not surprisingly in a Mrs. Pollifax story, a number of things go wrong with Mrs. P's mission. She must overcome adversity with the help of several of her new acquaintances in order to complete the mission and she triumphs in the end. While the skeleton of the plot may seem to be rather bland and dull, Dorothy Gilman peoples her books with such wonderful characters that the stories are interesting and charming.

As usual, Barbara Rosenblat gives an excellent performance as narrator.

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