“The Amazing Mrs. Pollifax” by Dorothy Gilman

It’s a quiet Sunday when the phone rings. On the line is Mr. Carstairs of the CIA, with an urgent request: could Mrs. Pollifax be on a plane to Istanbul in thirty minutes?

Of course she could.

Her assignment is to meet Magda, a legendary double agent who has spent decades undercover and is now desperate to defect. All Emily has to do is hand over a passport and some money. But Magda vanishes before they can meet, and soon Mrs. Pollifax is on the run across Turkey with a young photographer named Colin, a piratical gypsy named Sandor, and a fortune-teller who sees more than she lets on. Not to mention the enemy agents close behind.

This is the second adventure for Dorothy Gilman’s beloved grandmother spy, full of charm, wit, and genuine suspense.

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