

We Have to Get the Bullet Out!: In The Unexpected Mrs.Spy Fiction: Very Martini-flavored parody of the genre, with the first being Bathtub Gin.Because of this, she can pick up the subtle shifts that proved someone had searched it and repacked it, very neatly. Ransacked Room: In Mrs Pollifax On Safari, Mrs Pollifax packs her case with great care and always in the same way.Obfuscating Stupidity: One of the characters in The Unexpected Mrs Pollifax, to the point that Mrs Pollifax speculates about mental disability.Promptly proved herself astonishingly practical and resourceful. Pollifax, wife of the late Virgil Pollifax, is a prim, kind, innocuous, charming, genteel badass.Joined the CIA when she was already a grandmother because she felt that she had outlived her usefulness. Make It Look Like a Struggle: In The Unexpected Mrs Pollifax, the soldier who assists Farrell and Mrs Pollifax in their escape attempt insists that they tie him up so he won't be suspected, and offers helpful advice on where best to hit him on the head to render him unconscious without doing permanent damage.Mrs Pollifax and the Lion Killer (1996).Mrs Pollifax and the Second Thief (1993).Mrs Pollifax and the Whirling Dervish (1990).Mrs Pollifax and the Golden Triangle (1988).Mrs Pollifax and the Hong Kong Buddha (1985).Mrs Pollifax on the China Station (1983).Pollifax finds herself embroilied in quite a hot Cold War-and her country's enemies find themsleves entangled with one unbelievably feisty lady. Unfortunately, something goes wrong, and our dear Mrs. A quick trip to Mexico City is on her agenda. This time, the assignment sounds as tasty as a taco. She wanted to do something good for her country.

She was tired of attending her Garden Club meetings. Virgil (Emily) Pollifax of New Brunswick, New Jersey, was a widow with grown children.

Pollifax, grandmother & CIA agent in New Jersey, is featured in: I really enjoyed it, and plan to read the rest of the series.
