{"product_id":"mrs-pollifax-and-the-lion-killer-9780449150047","title":"Mrs. Pollifax and the Lion Killer","description":"\"THE PACE NEVER FLAGS, bolstered by the shrewd Mrs. P. and a host of well-defined characters who all work their surprising wiles.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e--Publishers Weekly \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn response to a desperate SOS, Kadi Hopkirk flies to the African country of Ubangiba, where her childhood friend, Sammat, is soon to be crowned king. Mrs. Pollifax, reluctant to allow the girl to venture alone into what she fears may be grave danger, crashes the party. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn arrival, Kadi and Mrs. P. soon discover that Sammat has dangerous enemies. Rumors are springing up that he is a sorcerer who is responsible for a rash of shocking murders in which the victims appear to have been clawed to death by a lion. These crimes are especially terrifying because there are no lions in Ubangiba. So Mrs. Pollifax wades into the fray, hunting for the source of the bloody terrorism that threatens Sammat and Ubangiba--not to mention Kadi and Mrs. Pollifax. . . . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA MAIN SELECTION OF THE MYSTERY BOOK CLUB\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Fawcett Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/27\/1996\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780449150047\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.86h x 4.22w x 0.61d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/04\/1996\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dorothy Gilman","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43049441296565,"sku":"9780449150047","price":6.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_64096c09-0eb0-422f-a33b-84a8380fb460.jpg?v=1689689655","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/mrs-pollifax-and-the-lion-killer-9780449150047","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}