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The Elusive Mrs. Pollifax

by Dorothy Gilman · 1971

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While waiting for a view of her night-blooming cereus, the mild-seeming Mrs. Pollifax received urgent orders for a daring mission to aid an escape. Soon, the unlikely-looking international spy was sporting a beautiful new hat that hid eight forged passports....

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adult
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medium · 240 pages

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