Source: Purchased
Description: Working with her retired CIA friend John Farrell, Mrs. Pollifax must smuggle a manuscript out of Jordan, a document that encodes the shocking truth of Saddam Hussein's reign.
Hardly are the two airborne when the coils of Middle Eastern intrigue begin to unwind. Mrs. Pollifax's seatmate is not the affable Arab businessman he pretends to be. It is not imagination that persuades Mrs. P. that wherever they go, she and Farrell are followed. To elude their pursuers in such a politically volatile country isn't easy. In fact, it can be downright deadly...
Genre: Mystery - Classic
Why I Picked This Book: I have thoroughly enjoyed all the other books in this series and this is the next one.
My Impression: I've been stalling on reading this book because after this book I'll only have one more in the series. I've thoroughly enjoyed my time with Mrs. Pollifax and Carstairs and was thrilled to see Farrell returning for this book.
This time Mrs. Pollifax is traveling with Farrell as he tries to pick up a document from an old friend. Things go off the rails pretty quickly when Mrs. Pollifax discovers a surprise in her luggage and then the simple pickup becomes far more complicated. I loved Joseph and his family as well as their time in the desert. The awareness of the uncertainties on the other side of Jordan's borders is also a big and interesting factor. I didn't love Mrs. Pollifax in this book. She's always seemed so calm and unflappable and certain in her decisions but in this book she seemed a bit more tentative and just as bit more unsure.
While Mrs. Pollifax doesn't shine quite as much in this book she did in previous books this is still such a fun read. I flew through it in two sittings and am really looking forward to reading the next book soon.
Would I Read More of this Series/Author? Of course! I'm looking forward to reading the final Mrs. Pollifax book and Gilman's stand alone books.
Would I Recommend this Book? I would. This is a series that is best read in order with belief suspended but it is a lot of fun.
Would I Recommend this Book? I would. This is a series that is best read in order with belief suspended but it is a lot of fun.
Why have I never read a Mrs. Pollifax novel? I need to add one of these to my list of books to read before I die.
ReplyDeleteI always enjoy Mrs. Pollifax. It's been many years now since I read them all, maybe 30 years!
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My sister rereads these books all the time. :D
ReplyDeleteGlad to hear your experience with Mrs. Pollifax. I've read this one - way, way back. Read the whole series, but it has been so many years I just mostly have fond memories of it. Maybe one day I'll do a reread.
ReplyDeleteWould like to read any of the series. New to me.
ReplyDeleteI've been wanting to read this series. Sounds like a good one.
ReplyDeleteI think I'd enjoy these!
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