book crush thursday: The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax

Mrs. Pollifax looked at him. "When I was growing up--oh for years--I planned to become a spy," she admitted. The doctor threw back his head and laughed, and Mrs. Pollifax wondered why, when she was being her most serious, people found her so amusing. -- Dorothy Gilman, The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax

- "I'm wondering if they'll try to brainwash us," Mrs. Pollfiax was saying cheerfully. "Do you know anything about brainwashing, Mr. Farrell?"
- "Uh--no," Farrell said politely.
- "It might prove rather interesting."

Okay. I'm going to do my best to stay in my seat and not reach right through the computer screen and stick this book in your hands. Deep breath.
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... But please race out and get this book? And read it today? Thank you.
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Emily Pollifax has wispy white hair, a love for geraniums, and memberships to the Garden Club, the Art Association, and the Woman's Hospital Auxilary. Oh, and she'd like to become a spy.
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So she does.
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And in her first mission (yes, this is the start of a series, isn't that just fabulous news for you??), she visits Mexico, gets drugged and abducted, imprisoned, interrogated ... and, oh, she meets Farrell.
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Confession is good for the soul? Well then: I'm still madly in love with Farrell.
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So "book crush" is more literal this time.
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The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax is hilarious, suspenseful, and even sweet at times. All together, it's the perfect kickoff to your summer reading stash. (Especially if your stash consists of the rest of the Mrs. Pollifax series. Just a thought.)
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Recommendation: Iced mint tea and that shady patch in your backyard. Go to it.