• Mrs. Pollifax and the Hong Kong Buddha

  • By: Dorothy Gilman
  • Narrated by: Barbara Rosenblat
  • Length: 6 hrs and 46 mins
  • 4.7 out of 5 stars (1,686 ratings)

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Mrs. Pollifax and the Hong Kong Buddha

By: Dorothy Gilman
Narrated by: Barbara Rosenblat
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Publisher's summary

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

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A Really Fun Book and Series

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

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.

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Interesting time in History, Great story

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.

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Great insight!

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!

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Fantastic!

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

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Mrs. Pollifax meets a terrorist

This Mrs. Pollifax adventure is based on the prospect of the return of Hong Kong to the Chinese in 1997, and is an almost eerie precursor of life in the 21st century, with fears of terrorists launching widespread attacks on entire cities. But Mrs. Pollifax is a match even for terrorists! Well-written, though not as cozy as most of this series. Mrs. P endures torture this time, and it isn't pretty. But she prevails, as usual. A bit more serious, but still has laugh-out-loud moments. Worth your credit!

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Outstanding!!!!

Love Mrs Pollifax! I just can’t get enough.
Narration is equally amazing and outstanding.
On to the next one 😊

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Love this woman!

Love this woman and Cyrus and Robin. I am on to the next book . I intend to listen to the whole series . Thank you

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this is a brutal one

Mrs. p is on her own and it gets brutal. a favorite character comes back with a partner. love is in the air.

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Love This Series

Just enough complexity and suspense…without unnecessary gruesome detail and Rosenblat does superb voice work.

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Continues to delight

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

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