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Spunky Emily Pollifax, the occasional CIA operative last seen in Mrs. Pollifax and the Lion Killer (1996), travels to Jordan with former Company agent John Sebastian Farrell to receive a manuscript smuggled from Iraq, written by an executed dissident Iraqi novelist. As Farrell's cover, Mrs. Pollifax poses as his tourist cousin but immediately is up to her flowered straw hat in intrigue. In Amman, she discovers that her airplane seatmate hid a carving in her luggage that contains a mysterious map and key; then her room is searched. Simultaneously, the CIA learns that notorious Jordanian terrorist Suhair Slaman recently sneaked into and out of the U.S. Was he Emily's seatmate? You bet. Farrell's contact doesn't show up for their scheduled meeting at the Crusader castle at Karak, although Emily does find a dead body there. When their guide, Youseff, and his sister, Hanan, invite them to visit their grandfather, a desert sheik, they're trailed by Jordanian terrorists, the Iraqi secret police and Amman police Inspector Jafer. The climax occurs at an ancient desert fort, where Mrs. Pollifax fells the villains with karate. Whatever they lack in subtlety, the reliably delightful Mrs. Pollifax stories make up for in charming, intelligent characters, brisk action and seductive scenery. Author tour.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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Emily Pollifax is at it again! This time the CIA spy/senior citizen finds herself on a perilous assignment in the Middle East. Barbara Rosenblat captures the spirit of Mrs. Pollifax, revealing a resourceful spy whose venturesome nature outwits her clever adversaries. Particularly adoring is Pollifax's character-posturing as she travels incognito with her partner in crime. Rosenblat's interpretation of the CIA's Middle Eastern antagonists is convincing and, furthermore, invokes a semblance of jeopardy, adventure and risk. Whimsical, intelligent, focused and immensely entertaining, Rosenblat's performance is splendid. B.J.P. © AudioFile 2000, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine
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