![]() ![]() Numerous scrapes and incidents, both in and out of captivity and an interesting cast of characters including a Chinese General, her travelling companion, her Albanian captors, a family of goat herders, a Russian agent, a British scientist, some American spy types and an over-bearing neighbour. ![]() ![]() I really liked the main character - stoic, capable, calm, experienced and ready to deal with whatever happened to her next phlegmatically. Rather inevitably things do not go to plan and she and another American, Farrell are kidnapped and renditioned to Albania of all places. It's secrets from South America, but the jig is up and the opposition are trying to intercept the goods. Mrs Pollifax presents herself at Langley, volunteering service for her country and after a mix-up is assigned to collect some important documents from a bookstore in Mexico City. On the surface it had the potential to border on farce or the ridiculous, but I found myself really enjoying this one from the mid-60s. A bit of a punt was taken on this one, the first in a 14 books long series, featuring Emily Pollifax, a bored widow of a certain age who offers her services to the CIA. ![]()
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