A palm for Mrs. Pollifax

Pages: 272
Published: 1973
Language: English

Mrs. Pollifax is a grandmotherly garden club member who moonlights as a CIA courier. When she is sent to a luxury Swiss health spa to track down stolen plutonium, she must use her karate skills and sharp wits to outsmart international criminals. This lighthearted mystery follows an unlikely spy as she navigates a world of high-stakes espionage.

Prose complexity: 4/10

Lighthearted Adventurous Cozy Funny

Fish Out of Water Secret Identity

Espionage Mystery Spy Amateur Sleuth

Dorothy Gilman

Dorothy Edith Gilman was born in New Brunswick, New Jersey, the daughter of a minister. In 1940, she attended Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. In 1945, she married Edgar A. Butters, Jr., with whom she had two children. In 1963, she attended the University of Pennsylvania. She divorced in 1965. She wrote mystery and spy novels, and is best known for her Mrs. Pollifax series. In 2010 she was awarded the annual Grand Master by the Mystery Writers of America.