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Recommended by Claire Edwards

Dorothy Gilman’s Mrs Pollifax series is an excellent mystery series with a dollop of humor and scary

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Recommended by Audrey Stewart

Mrs. Polifax is so much fun. We listened to her books as a whole family on road trips and even the t

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Recommended by Alice Collins

The Mrs Pollifax series by Dorothy Gilman are beyond terrific. The books are about a middle aged, mi

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Recommended by Sadie Morris

My all-time favorite is Dorothy Gilman’s Mrs. Pollifax. I cried when Dorothy died.

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Books By Dorothy Gilman

Caravan: A Novel
Thale's Folly
A New Kind of Country
Enchanted Caravan
Carnival Gypsy
The Elusive Mrs. Pollifax
The Tightrope Walker: A Novel
A Palm for Mrs. Pollifax
Incident at Badamaya: A Novel
Mrs. Pollifax on Safari
Mrs. Pollifax on the China Station
Mrs. Pollifax and the Hong Kong Buddha
Mrs Pollifax and the Golden Triangle
Mrs. Pollifax and the Whirling Dervish
Mrs. Pollifax and the Second Thief
Mrs. Pollifax Pursued
Mrs. Pollifax and the Lion Killer
Mrs. Pollifax
Mrs. Pollifax Unveiled
The Clairvoyant Countess
Kaleidoscope: A Countess Karitska Novel
The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax
Uncertain Voyage: A Novel
The Amazing Mrs. Pollifax
A Nun in the Closet

Tips and Resources From Your Dorothy Gilman Book Club Friends:

Filled with humour and charm, mystery and adventure, Dorothy Gilman’s Mrs. Pollifax series has delighted millions of readers since her debut appearance in 1966’s The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax. The unconventional spy embarks on an exciting career as a CIA agent after accidentally becoming recruited. Despite her inexperience and age, Emily Pollifax is courageous and resourceful in the heat of danger as she falls into misadventures in exotic locales around the world. And it helps that she knows karate. What characteristics of the Mrs. Pollifax books do you like the most? Are you a member of your local garden club like her? Have you read all of Mrs. Pollifax’s adventures? How about Gilman’s other mystery suspense books? Let’s debrief together.

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Recommended by Vera Green

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I just finished Richard Osman’s 4th Thursday Murder Club Mystery. I think it’s

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Stephanie Plum is my “go to” when I want a laugh and pure escapist fun and she never disappoints.

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Recommended Books From Dorothy Gilman Fans

Darkest Before the Dawn
The Dark Enquiry
Breakdown: A V.I. Warshawski Novel
Forsaken Country
Tell Me
A River in the Sky
The Buzzard Table
Killing Custer
The Unheard
Laurie R. King's Sherlock Holmes
Seeds of Deception: A Kate Burkholder Short Story
Children of the Revolution
Magpie Murders
The Old Wine Shades
The Unlikely Spy
Honor & . . .(MatchUp Collection)
When You See Me
The Grownup
A Private Investigation: A DC Smith Investigation
The Gift: A Christmas Thriller Novelette
Luck and Judgement: A DC Smith Investigation
Taking the Veil: MatchUp Collection
The Geometry of Holding Hands
They Thought I Was Dead: Sandy's Story
Only the Lucky: A Kate Burkholder Short Story
Sea Fever
Long Time Gone
Beau Death
The Ape who Guards the Balance
The Night of Four Hundred Rabbits
Iron Lake (20th Anniversary Edition)
How to Raise an Elephant
The Chimney Sweeper's Boy
Resurrection Men
Aloysius X. L. Pendergast: A Mysterious Profile
Choose Me
Web of Evil
As Chimney Sweepers Come to Dust
The Prisoner
The Devil's Cave
Dance of the Bones
Murder in Vegas: New Crime Tales of Gambling and Desperation
The Dove of Death
Femme Fatale
Rabid: A Mike Bowditch Short Mystery
The Neon Rain
The Heist
The Snake
The Grey Wolf
The Bone Code
The Evening and the Morning
Gravity
The Most Dangerous Thing
The Chalk Pit
The Love Talker
A Christmas Gathering
Before the Poison
The Cruelest Month
The Wire in the Blood
Kopp Sisters on the March
The Thirteenth Rose
By a Spider's Thread
Breaking the Dark
Bury Your Dead
Death at the Chateau Bremont
A Heart Full of Headstones
The Man Who Died Twice
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Home by Nightfall
High Country
In Dark Company: A Kate Burkholder Short Story
All the Colors of the Dark
Dismissed with Prejudice
Mrs. Pollifax on Safari
The Right Thing to Do
A Tangled Web
Watchers of Time
Agatha Raisin and The Fairies of Fryfam
Queen of the Flowers
One Last Lie
Death in Daylesford
Patriot's Dream
The Hit
A Finer End
Christmas in Absaroka County: Walt Longmire Christmas Stories
From Doon with Death
Angel's Bidding
Dark Tide Rising: A William Monk Novel
The Poet
The Secret Place
Fine and Bitter Snow
Silent Bones
Suicide Run
Midnight Tango
The Ice Limit
An Unsuitable Job for a Woman
Cold Earth
Certain Prey
Guilt: An Alex Delaware Novel
Case Histories
Before She Disappeared
The Wandering Soul Murders
The Rope
The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie
The Vows of Silence
The Sunday Philosophy Club
When Will There Be Good News
A Match Made for Murder
Pony Girl
Empress of the Seven Hills
To the Nines
The Woman in Blue
Dead on Target: An Agatha Raisin Mystery
The Shoeshine Man's Regrets
First Frost: A Longmire Mystery
Cause of Death
Need You Dead
Dreaming of the Bones
A Sight for Sore Eyes
Christmas at Patchin Place: Two Molly Murphy Mysteries
A Colder Kind of Death
A Simple Murder: A Kate Burkholder Short Story Collection
To Fear a Painted Devil
Murder Takes a Vacation
The Lewis Man
Biting the Moon
In the Presence of the Enemy
A Christmas Hope: A Novel
Big Driver
Sand Sharks
Something to Hide
Deserves to Be Dead: MatchUp Collection
A Bitter Feast
The House of Silk: A Sherlock Holmes Novel
Bonfire Night
The Castlemaine Murders
Killer Market
The Secret of Spandau
Body of Evidence
An Inside Job
Hints of Heliose
Southern Discomfort
Abracadaver
Blood and Circuses
Take Your Breath Away
Resurrection Row
Dakota
The Lost Boys: A Decker/Lazarus Novel
The Baby Snatcher
Life Sentences
Blood Will Tell
This Is Why We Lied: A Will Trent Thriller
Die for Love
Dead Simple
The Brutal Telling
Vanish: A Rizzoli & Isles Novel
The Therapist
Blonde Hair
The Son: A Novel
From a Far and Lovely Country
Out of the Deep I Cry
A Casualty of War
Final Account: An Inspector Banks Novel
Too Close to Home
Death with a Double Edge
The Address
The Chessmen
The Child's Child
As the Pig Turns
Clown Town
A Spoonful of Poison
Grave of the Lawgiver
The Deadly Dance
The Vinegar Mother
A Song for the Dark Times
Dance Hall of the Dead
Field of Prey
Christmas in Newfoundland Memories and Mysteries 2: A Sgt. Windflower Book
A Grave Talent
Arm and the Woman
Blood Hunt
Not the Ones Dead
A Sunlit Weapon
Justice Denied
The Last Remains
Among the Mad
Murder on the Serpentine
One for the Money
Fireball
Birds of Prey
Obsession: An Alex Delaware Novel
Bones to Ashes
Come Death and High Water
The Deep Dark Descending
In the Woods
Buried Prey
The Noble Path
Flying Too High
Middlemen
The Conditions of Unconditional Love
Deep Freeze
A Breach of Security
As the Crow Flies: A Longmire Mystery
A Pale Horse
Coffin Road
The Usual Santas: A Collection of Soho Crime Christmas Capers
In Plain Sight
The Face Of Trespass
We Shall Not Sleep
The Risk of Darkness
Four to Score
Dead Man's Grip
Murder in Montparnasse
Snakehead
The Hidden One
Birds of a Feather
The Mistletoe Murder and Other Stories
The Sheen on the Silk
Sea of Troubles
Strangers in Time
What's Left Behind
Guardian of the Horizon
Raisins and Almonds
A Darkness of the Heart
The Best Man to Die
A Morning for Flamingos
Scandal Takes a Holiday
Predator
Death of Riley
Blood Lure
A Taste of Life
Deep Storm
Murder on the Ballarat Train
Shroud for a Nightingale
Murder on the Short List
The Crowded Grave
Weighed in the Balance: A William Monk Novel
Send Bygraves
The Temptation of Forgiveness
Road Rage
Flashback
Missing Pieces: A Kings Lake Investigation
Ruddy Gore
Three Weeks to Say Goodbye
Firestorm
Down a Dark Road
Her Royal Spyness
Standing in the Shadows
Killing Season: A Thriller
Under the Dome
Death of an Expert Witness
Booked for Murder
Thale's Folly
Penance of the Damned
Exit Music
Nothing Gold Can Stay
The Dark on the Other Side
Bloodhounds
Death of a Snob
All the Devils Are Here
A Question of Blood
The Murder Stone: A Novel of Suspense
Judgment Prey
The Stargazey
Beastly Things
No Safe House
Dark Fire
The Surgeon: A Rizzoli & Isles Novel
The Proof of the Pudding
Less Than a Treason
Wait for What Will Come
A Curious Beginning
The Cliff's Edge
Belgrave Square
Dead Wrong
Battle Mountain
Beautiful Ugly
Cocaine Blues
Blue Labyrinth
The Girls on the Shore: A Detective Matthew Venn Short Story
Lone Wolf
Dead Man's Wake
Report for Murder
Saving Faith
Nothing to Lose
A Darkness More Than Night
A Gambling Man
A Study in Sherlock
A Christmas Grace: A Novel
The Cold Dish: A Longmire Mystery
The Bombay Prince
A Killing Spring
Quitter's Inc.
The Serpent on the Crown
A Game of Fear: A Novel
In a House of Lies
The Lost Art of Gratitude
Blood Ties
The Story Teller
Pirate King

“People need dreams, there’s as much nourishment in ’em as food.”

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“Mrs. Pollifax is so much fun! I mean who can’t like a widowed grandmother with a penchant for gardening who turns into a CIA agent? The books are filled with plenty of humour, adventure and unexpected twists and turns. I loved learning that Dorothy Gilman visited all the countries that Mrs. Pollifax goes to. No wonder she could describe them so wonderfully.”

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