Part of Mrs. Pollifax, book 3
First published 1971
Emily Pollifax waits in her garden to watch her night-blooming cereus flower when she receives an emergency assignment. The CIA needs her for a dangerous rescue operation. Mrs. Pollifax must help someone escape, and her cover involves carrying eight fake passports concealed inside a stylish new hat. The grandmother turned spy faces her most perilous mission yet. She must use her talent for appearing harmless while navigating international danger. The assignment tests her skills as an unlikely intelligence operative. Mrs. Pollifax discovers that even the most routine spy work can turn deadly without warning. Her success depends on maintaining her cover as an ordinary tourist while executing a complex escape plan.
Genres: adventure, mystery, thriller, espionage
Vibes: fast-paced, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: fish-out-of-water, unlikely-spy
Setting: CIA
Period: 20th-Century
208 pages · Mass Market Paperback · Ballantine Fawcett Crest