This large type (18 point) supplementary reading book is the story of Sister Hyacinthe and Sister John who set out from the cloistered Abbey of St. Tabitha to New York to explore an estate left to their order. Upon arrival the sisters discover a fortune in the well and a strange man bleeding in a closet. The man, a former Mafia accountant, requests sanctuary; unfazed, the two unlikely sleuths give him a habit and pass him off as "Sister Ursula." With...

Former CIA agent Emily Pollifax travels to Africa to help crown a king. He is Sammat of Ubangiba, an American-educated African whose enthronement is threatened by a lion on the rampage, which in Ubangiba is considered a bad omen. But are the killings really the work of a lion? A sequel to Mrs. Pollifax Pursued.

Gen Ferris, the only daughter of an American missionary in Burma, is held hostage with a group of lost travelers.

An innocent-looking grandmother who has a knowledge of karate agrees to help the CIA recover plutonium that has been stolen.

After writing a quick note to her husband, Mrs. Pollifax is off to Hong Kong to rescue Sheng Ti. The young agent she had successfully smuggled out of mainland China earlier finds himself involved with an alleged double agent.

At the request of her old CIA contact, Carstairs, Emily Pollifax leaves New Jersey and her geraniums for Africa, where she battles dark forces of evil to save an African leader from assassination.