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Mrs. Pollifax and the Hong Kong Buddha

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Mrs. Pollifax and the Hong Kong Buddha

By: Dorothy Gilman
Narrated by: Barbara Rosenblat
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Emily’s tranquil domesticity with new husband Cyrus is interrupted when she is called to Hong Kong in pursuit of a vanished agent.

©1985 Dorothy Gilman (P)1991 Recorded Books, LLC Detective Mystery Suspense Thriller & Suspense Women Sleuths Women's Fiction Fiction Feel-Good Witty
Engaging Adventure • Complex Characters • International Settings • Unexpected Twists • Heartwarming Relationships
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These are a really entertaining series of books and this one is no exception. Barbara Rosenblat does a terrific job of reading and Mrs. Pollifax is a great character.

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This old lady kicks butt! A very entertaining character, intelligent, creative and likeable. These books are like candy. I'm going to listen to every one of them.

A Really Fun Book and Series

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Where does Mrs. Pollifax and the Hong Kong Buddha rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

I like this series because Mrs Polifax is kind, caring, fun loving, smart and way too strong for her age. So the series in general is in my top 80%. This book alone is in the top 70% because most of the characters had the same MO.

The story picks up with many of the characters from the previous book (Mrs. Pollifax on the China Station).

Mrs. Polifax gets an urgent assignment to find out what is going wrong in Hong Kong with an agent she recommended. Things take a dark turn involving torture (nothing too explicit, descriptions are about what has happened once Mrs Polifax wakes up from being tortured, not a play by play as it happens). The word terrorist gets used a bit too often to describe the Taiwan bad guys, which is out of the norm for this series, but that's my only complaint. The pace is steady, great take on the historical issues during this period, and Mrs Polifax's husband makes a great addition.

Interesting time in History, Great story

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This story has all the elements of mystery and suspicion you could handle. Hardest was to hear of Mrs. Polifax's abuse. Fortunately the reader gets the message without being overly told of the pain for Mrs. P.Can't wait for the next of Mrs. P's adventures!

Great insight!

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These books are so wonderful. Dorothy Gilman is a talented story weaver and Barbara Rosenblat is the best narrator ever!!

Fantastic!

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Running into old friends in Hong Kong. A different adventure from the others in the series. She is now married.

Suspenseful

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Love the character of Mrs Pollifax as well as the animated reading by Barbara Rosenblat. Delightful and entertaining 🥰

Continues to delight

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This is one of Gilman’s shorter, simpler stories. I miss the complexity of her usual stories.

A good story

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The narrator does such a great job with the different characters. See you in Thailand!

Great narration

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Just so sane and intelligent. Mrs. Polifax is a real, conscious, beautiful human being. Such a change, a very nice chance.

Lovely

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Moves from cozy to tense and then to tragic, showing the true effects of trauma, courage, and hope. Fun, sad sometimes, always reaffirming integrity and the power of love

strong characters, sorrow & humor

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