Emily "vacations" at an opulent Swiss resort in the hope of locating nine pounds of hijacked plutonium intended for an atom bomb.
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"These books are from my pal Becca - now I'm hooked! They're a fun, exciting, easy read packed with geographic, historical and political information about many foreign countries. Dorothy Gilman appears to have done her research, although I haven't yet done any checking. ;) What a painless way to learn more about the world."
— Meredith (4 out of 5 stars)
" This was a re-read, and I quite enjoyed it again, but I have the same question I remember having the first time I read it years ago. What is the title referring to? What palm? I didn't notice one anywhere in the story. "
— Lindsaygail, 2/15/2014" Cute. Quick. "
— Phil, 2/15/2014" The most fun of this series I've read yet----imagine, she substituted canned PEACHES for the plutoniam--still chuckling about that. :-) "
— Michelle, 2/12/2014" Grandma Pollifax: the karate-chopping CIA agent. This book was of course a scream, and although Mrs. Pollifax seemed a little slow on the uptake a couple times, she lives to see another day! "
— Diana, 2/12/2014" [These notes were made in 1987:]. I approached Mrs. Pollifax, a new detective for me, with the more curiosity because she had been recommended by a friend who does not often indulge in light reading. And indeed Mrs. Pollifax is a little off-beat for a detective; she shares with Miss Marple her age, sex, and boundless curiosity, but Mrs. Pollifax's intelligence is more straightforward, and she is considerably more effective physically in her rather more threatening world. One cannot imagine Miss Marple sliding down a rope, far less knocking a man out with a karate chop - Mrs. P. does both in this novel! She is, of course, American, which I suppose explains a lot. The plot is very up-to-date, dealing in murder only as a sort of side-effect to the even more serious crimes of stealing plutonium and destabilizing an African government. There is an evil sheik, an engaging young jewel-thief named Robin (one of the good guys), and a nervous intelligent young boy, son of one of the high-ups in the aforementioned African country. The novel is set in a health clinic/hotel in Switzerland, and a certain amount of it is concerned with the goings-on of Mrs. P's CIA bosses (presented as extremely nice and unsinister) and of InterPol. Mrs. Pollifax saves the day by substituting canned peaches for the plutonium. A pleasant read. I may try some more of these. "
— Surreysmum, 1/29/2014" I enjoyed this book, but so far the first in the series is the best in my opinion. "
— Bonnie, 1/23/2014" Another charming adventure. "
— Vicki, 1/10/2014" Tried to get Reed to listen to this one with me since it was set in Switzerland. Nothing doing. "
— Valerie, 12/16/2013" Not quite as good as the first 3 in the Mrs. P. series, but still a fun read. "
— Deborah, 11/8/2013" I am finding these mystery books to be very enjoyable. The writing is clever and the characters interesting. Decent mysteries too. In this book, Mrs. Pollifax is sent to a health resort in Switzerland, and, as usual, gets more involved in her assignment that she is supposed to. Good fun. "
— Shauna, 11/3/2013Dorothy Gilman (1923–2012) is the author of the Mrs. Pollifax series, which began with The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax. In 2010 Gilman was awarded the annual Grand Master by the Mystery Writers of America
Barbara Rosenblat, one of the most awarded narrators in the business, was selected by AudioFile magazine as one of the Golden Voices of the Twentieth Century. She has received the prestigious Audie Award multiple times and has earned more than fifty AudioFile Earphones Awards. She has also appeared in film, television, and theater, both in London’s West End and on Broadway.