Mrs. Pollifax and the Whirling Dervish

Name: Mrs. Pollifax and the Whirling Dervish
Price: 7.99 USD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.7 (1168 reviews)
Author: Dorothy Gilman

by Dorothy Gilman

Mystery Thriller Historical Fiction

4.7 (1,168)

4.7 stars from 1,168 reviews. Top 88% of Mystery Thriller books we track.

208 pages~3.5 hr readPublished by FawcettPublished 1990-01-01

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Perfect for you if...

You enjoy spy fiction with humour and heart, where the protagonist relies on brains and resourcefulness rather than action heroics.
You appreciate vintage mysteries that move at a brisk pace without needless romance subplots or modern technological distractions.
You like stories where an older woman is the competent centre of the action, proving age and experience beat youth every time.

Maybe not for you if...

You want gritty, violent espionage in the vein of modern spy thrillers with graphic combat sequences.
You prefer your mysteries heavy on psychological darkness and morally compromised characters.
You need lengthy character development and emotional depth; this is a tightly plotted page-turner, not a slow-burn exploration.

About this book

Mrs. Pollifax travels to Morocco to assist a CIA agent who proves to be incompetent. When their first informant is killed, she begins to suspect her colleague is not who he claims to be. Despite this concern, she continues her work, investigating suspicious informants and uncovering evidence that someone among them is an imposter. As her investigation deepens, Mrs. Pollifax realizes that someone wants her dead.

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Currently around #11K in the Kindle store — a steady mid-list seller.

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Currently 4.7★ from 1,168 reviews

Gaining approximately 13 new reviews per month. Rating has climbed from 4.6 to 4.7. Recent readers are rating it higher.

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