Mrs. Pollifax on Safari

Africa, 1970s, historical-fiction, history-and-culture, spies, assassins, romance, abduction***** I have probably read the print copy three times, and this is the second time on audio, all this century. Emily Pollifax is a nice widow of a certain age with two children and a couple of grandchildren. And an occasional courier assignment for the CIA. Well, this WAS set in the late 1970s. That is especially evident in this mystery set in Africa. Not that paid assassins need any timeline, of course. Its a good story of a good series and even more fun to compare the political situations to those of today. All of the characters are VERY interesting. Narrator Barbara Rosenblatt is always great with her pleasant voice and ability to differentiate characters and emotions.

Just plain and simply fun books to read. I've read all her books more than once, including a children's book that I read to my class every year. Her books are easy to read, have moments of laughter and are entertaining, I mean just the silliness of an elderly woman becoming a spy so she has purpose in her life makes me laugh. The adventures to many countries took me to places I will never be fortunate enough to experience.

Emily Pollifax is always a fun read!