Mrs. Pollifax and the Whirling Dervish

I have an audible version of this book, and I love to listen to books like this, as I'm going to sleep. When I first started reading the Mrs. Pollifax books, I was in my 20's, and the thought of an older woman joining the CIA, and getting into so much danger, was intriguing and funny. Now I'm in my......more

A lot of fun and faster paced than I was expecting. This was for the most part a straight up chase story.......more

Many years ago, a friend was telling me about a documentary or something that she'd seen in which someone had interviewed a whirling dervish. The interviewer asked the other man about his theology, and the reply was, "We don't have a theology. We dance." My friend thought this was Very Deep. My sixt......more

This one is almost one of my favorites. I do love the premise, the way she went about it--everything. Her pluck, her grit. This gal... I want to be her when I grow up! Read it this time through Barbara Rosenblat's narration of it on audio.......more