Mrs. Pollifax and the Second Thief

by Dorothy Gilman

Hardcover, 1993

Status

Available

Call number

Fic Mystery Gilman

Publication

Doubleday (1993), Hardcover, 201 pages

Description

Fiction. Mystery. Suspense. Thriller. A former CIA operative-turned-art-dealer waits in Italy, wounded and in hiding, for the cavalry-and, according to his SOS, only Mrs. Pollifax will do.

User reviews

LibraryThing member kaulsu

The Pollifax mysteries are a nice way to wend one's self around the world. Good Young Adult fiction. Not exactly a barn-burner, but a good two-hour read.

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LibraryThing member Othemts

Another fun Mrs. Pollifax adventure, with a return of former CIA agent Farrell and assassin Aristotle as a treat to long-time readers. A new addition is Kate Rossiter, an attractive young CIA operative. Together they bring down a major arms operation in Sicily without really intending to. One of

the better books of this series.

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LibraryThing member tjsjohanna

Set in Palermo, Italy this mystery is more light-hearted than some of the most recent books in the series. Mrs. Pollifax teams up with John Farrell again (this is the third time they've been featured together) and together they unwittingly expose a major conspiracy. This story is more random and

yet filled with lots of fun. There are a couple of romances and eccentric characters.

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LibraryThing member nolak

Mrs. Pollifax is reunited with her old friend Farrell, a retired C.I.A. agent who has turned art dealer, and some deadly enemies. Their protector in a country village is a bizarre performer who adds much fun to the intrigue.

LibraryThing member BonnieJune54

I gave it 4 stars and my favorite line is "I brought sneakers." Mrs.P. is my friend. I love to visit her and hear about her adventures.

LibraryThing member Kathy89

Mrs. Pollifax packs her garden hat and sneakers and head to Sicily to help a trapped CIA agent escape. Her contact there is a 26 year old woman with very little field experience but they make contact with a wounded Farrell and hide out in Kate's aunt villa protected by a stone wall. Of course,

things are not as they seem but Mrs. Pollifax manages to sort it all out.

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LibraryThing member simchaboston

Good fun, as usual. The coincidences are more preposterous than ever; an aunt with an Italian villa enters the story just when the CIA agents need a hideout, and naturally things at said villa are more complicated and full of not entirely legal intrigue. But with this series, I never mind

suspending my disbelief, because I know exactly what I'm in for ... and nowadays, getting to escape into an universe in which good consistently kicks evil's butt is a good thing.

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