Part of Mrs. Pollifax, book 2
First published 1970
Emily Pollifax picks up her phone on a quiet Sunday morning expecting nothing more eventful than her afternoon Garden Club gathering. Instead, she finds herself speaking with a CIA operative she has never met. The mysterious caller presents her with an extraordinary request: drop everything and depart immediately for an assignment that will transport her to the other side of the world. Mrs. Pollifax faces a split-second decision that could transform her ordinary suburban existence into something far more dangerous and unpredictable. The voice belongs to someone from America's premier intelligence agency, and they need her services for reasons she cannot yet fathom. Her comfortable routine of garden parties and social obligations suddenly seems insignificant compared to this unexpected summons to international intrigue. With barely a moment to consider the implications, Emily Pollifax must choose between the safety of her familiar world and the unknown perils of espionage work that awaits her in a distant land.
Genres: adventure, mystery, thriller, espionage
Vibes: cozy, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: fish-out-of-water, ordinary-person-in-extraordinary-circumstances
Setting: America, CIA
Period: Sunday Morning
176 pages · Mass Market Paperback · Fawcett Books