Dorothy Gilman

The intrepid Mrs Pollifax is drawn into another nerve-racking mission. In response to a desperate SOS, young Kadi Hopkirk flies to the African country of Ubangiba, where her childhood friend, Sammat, is soon to be crowned king. Mrs Pollifax joins her, reluctant to allow the girl to venture alone into what she fears may be grave risk. On arrival, they...

"What we are looking for - aside from the stolen plutonium, Mrs Pollifax - is evil in its purest form." A Palm for Mrs Pollifax follows Emily Pollifax as she leads a very full life: garden club, karate, yoga - and a little spying now and then. This time, the CIA sends her to a famous Swiss health resort where...

Mrs Emily Pollifax is a 60-ish widow wanting more from life than teas and garden club meetings. In search of adventure, she decides to offer her services to the CIA—who, after all, would spot a suburban grandmother as a Cold War secret agent?—and adventure she finds. Her first assignment, in Mexico City, doesn't sound dangerous—until something goes wrong. She suddenly...