Mrs. Pollifax on the China Station

“Mrs. Pollifax sat in Carstairs’ office with a cup of coffee in one hand and a sandwich in the other, her hat an inverted bowl of blue felt with such a cockeyed twist to its brim that Bishop guessed it had been frequently sat on and squashed.”

Hang onto your hats—the most senior and eccentric of American sleuths is off again. This time that “nice Mr. Carstairs” wants Mrs. Pollifax to go to China to help get another agent out.

There’s plenty to startle the indomitable widow from New Brunswick as she takes her place on the China Station. And the China Station, of course, may never get over its encounter with the amazing Mrs. Pollifax.