The Amazing Mrs. Pollifax

The Amazing Mrs. Pollifax by Dorothy Gillman was written in 1970 and is the second book in the Emily Pollifax series. It's about an elderly widow named Emily Pollifax who becomes a CIA agent and is sent on many an adventure.

The Amazing Mrs. Pollifax opens in New Brunswick, New Jersey on Emily Pollifax as she plans out her week. All of a sudden her CIA superior calls and gives her half an hour to get ready to leave for Turkey. She quickly packs and leaves on a plane; afterwards she learns that her mission is to make contact with a Russian spy who needs help defecting to the free world. Of course, it's not an easy trip and Mrs. Pollifax will face all sorts of troubles, including jail!

I honestly don't know if I liked this book or not; I'm still not sure if a story about an elderly lady becoming a spy is a good idea, but it definitely was a cute book. If it sounds interesting to you, give it a try.

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AK