Mrs. Pollifax Pursued [Unabridged, Audiobook] [Audio Cassette]

Dorothy Gilman (Author), Barbara Rosenblat (Narrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: 1995

"Mrs. Pollifax Pursued By Dorothy Gilman, Narrated By Barbara Rosenblat." "Meet Mrs. Emily Pollifax, a sweet, gray-haired grandmother---and a daring CIA agent. Over the years, her far-flung adventures have won the lasting affection of mystery readers everywhere. In Mrs. Pollifax Pursued, Mrs. Pollifax is at her delightful best in a case that whisks her from her Connecticut neighobrhood to an African royal palace. A wealthy international financier has been kidnapped by two men in a dirty white van---the same van that is now parked on Mrs. P.'s maple-lined street. A terrified young woman hiding in Mrs. P.'s junk closet reveals that the men in the van have been chasing her for days, though she doesn't know why. Mrs. P. puts in a call for help to her CIS crony, Mr. Carstairs, who sends the woman and Mrs. P. into safe hiding at a carnival secretly backed by the CIA. But before they know it they're on the run again---this time to Ubangiba, where Mrs. P. and Mr. Carstairs must finally end a dangerous international money-making scheme..." [from the back of case]

Product Details

• Audio Cassette: 4 pages
• Publisher: Recorded Books, Inc.; Unabridged 4 Audio Cassettes edition (1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0788702270
• ISBN-13: 978-0788702273
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 4.8 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,713,766 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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More About the Author

Dorothy Gilman is the author of thirteen Mrs. Pollifax novels, beginning with The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax and continuing through Mrs. Pollifax, Innocent Tourist. She lives in Westport, Connecticut.

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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not Gilman's greatest, i'm afraid, June 27, 2000

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Elsie Wilson (Aberystwyth, Cymru) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mrs. Pollifax Pursued (Mrs. Pollifax Mysteries) (Mass Market Paperback)

I had read a Mrs. Pollifax novel before and not enjoyed it at all. This is the first time i've tried one after reading two other Gilman novels, and i expected to like it. I do. It is a funny thing, however, that i do not enjoy it as much as her other, non-series novels. Somehow it is a little forced, a bit as thought she feels she really needs to write this to satisfy the readers who love Mrs. Pollifax. It is far less believable a story than "Thale's Folly" was, for instance, though the characters are, perhaps, less exotic than "Thale's". There is something about the set-up, some fashion in which Gilman is saying, "I know none of this is at all true to life, but here you are ~ you wanted it ~ hope you like it." Several of the characters ~ Kadi, Willie, Boozy Tim, Mrs. Pollifax herself ~ are nice, believable, real even; it must be the situation they find themselves in which displeases me. The plot relies on coincidence too much for its resolution, and does not carry the ring of truth a perect novel makes echo in my mind. Looking back onto it, i feel that all it is is some real charactes interacting on a cardboard plot; i was never drawnn in the way i want to be by any book i read. Nevertheless, a fun read; i will try another Mrs. Pollifax, to be sure ~ along with any non-Pollifax Gilmans i can find.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A few too many coincidences, but still fun, February 1, 2002

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Kevin W. Parker (Greenbelt, MD) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mrs. Pollifax Pursued (Bookcassette(r) Edition) (Audio Cassette)

For a change, trouble finds Mrs. Pollifax instead of the other way around, when she finds a young woman hiding out in her closet. An extended chase ensues, ending up with Mrs. Pollifax and Kadi, the young woman, hiding out in a carnival subsidized by Mrs. P's CIA friends for just such a purpose. The threads are complex, and there are a few more coincidences than are comfortable, but it all boils down to a plot to take over the African country where Kadi grew up and where her friend Sammy has a politically prominent position.

It's another enjoyable Pollifax romp, weakened a bit by the coincidences, but again brilliantly read by Barbara Rosenblat, whose skill I admire ever more increasingly with each new voice she comes up with.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great series especially for older readers!!, February 8, 2007

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D. DUNNING "grandmagreyfox" (O'Fallon, MO USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mrs. Pollifax Pursued (Bookcassette(r) Edition) (Audio Cassette)

There is a great difficulty in finding all the works of this author and that is a shame. They would be a great series especially for those of us entering retirement and preferring to listen to books rather then reading them. They are well written and fun and thoroughly enjoyable.The author needs to have all of the series put on tape or cd!!