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Mrs. Pollifax must make contact with a defecting female spy in Istanbul and finds herself in quite a bit of trouble.

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.

In New Haven, Emily Pollifax discovers a girl hiding in a cupboard. The girl is Kadi Hopkirk, an artist who is being followed by some mysterious types ever since she met a young man who is heir to an African throne. The two take off for New York but are pursued. A tale of international intrigue by the author of Mrs. Pollifax and the Second Thief.

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.