Mrs Pollifax on Safari

Name: Mrs Pollifax on Safari
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Dorothy Gilman

Oct 2020 · A Mrs Pollifax Mystery Book 5 · Prelude Books

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Mrs Pollifax is sent on a safari to smoke out an international assassin whose next target is the president of Zambia.

“Just take a lot of pictures of everyone on that safari,” the CIA man told her. “One of them has to be our man.” It sounded simple enough.

But it wasn’t. Because shortly after she started taking pictures, someone stole her film. And right after that she was kidnapped by Rhodesian terrorists. And right after that – well, read for yourself ...

Armed with only an open mind and a little karate, Mrs Pollifax is the most unlikely and lovable of international spies.

Mrs Pollifax is sent on a safari to smoke out an international assassin whose next target is the president of Zambia. “Just take a lot of pictures of everyone on that safari,” the CIA man told her. “One of them has to be our man.” It sounded simple enough. But it wasn’t. Because shortly after sh...

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Maedhbh Pendreic

August 7, 2026

One of the best stories I've ever read, and I've read thousands. The entire series totally rocks and Mrs. Pollifax is an absolute delight. I wish so very much that she was a real person. How fun it would be to be friends with her.

About the author

Dorothy Gilman [1923-2012] was born in New Jersey, USA. She enjoyed story-telling from a young age, and studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. During the 1950s and early 60s she wrote children’s books under her married name Dorothy Gilman Butters. But it was the later Mrs Pollifax series of novels which properly made her name. She travelled extensively and many of her travels fed into Mrs Pollifax’s adventures. Gilman was awarded the annual Grand Master Award by the Mystery Writers of America in 2010.

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