3.5
The Clairvoyant Countess
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In The Clairvoyant Countess, the bestselling author of the beloved Mrs. Pollifax series gives us the mysterious Madame Karitska, who can see things no one else can—including murder.
Madame Karitska has a style all her own—a rare blend of psychic power, an exotic past, and an uncanny gift for common sense. But when a chance encounter with Detective-Lieutenant Pruden of the Police Department catapults her into the midst of a seamier side of life, she must use all her resources to keep danger at bay.
“Dorothy Gilman is one of those authors that we would like to lock in a tower and command to produce a novel at least every three months. To get a new one is to become ecstatic, to finish it is to grieve, and to wait for the next one is torment!”—Chattanooga Times
Madame Karitska has a style all her own—a rare blend of psychic power, an exotic past, and an uncanny gift for common sense. But when a chance encounter with Detective-Lieutenant Pruden of the Police Department catapults her into the midst of a seamier side of life, she must use all her resources to keep danger at bay.
“Dorothy Gilman is one of those authors that we would like to lock in a tower and command to produce a novel at least every three months. To get a new one is to become ecstatic, to finish it is to grieve, and to wait for the next one is torment!”—Chattanooga Times
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3.5
“I’m a fan of Dorothy Gilman’s Mrs. Pollifax series, which my mother used to read. But I haven’t read anything else by Gilman until now. This book introduces us to Madame Karitska, a psychic, and her friend Detective Pruden as well as an assortment of other characters. The book is fun and is more of a collection of related vignettes and short stories or “episodes “ than a novel. It was quirky and I enjoyed it as a light palette cleanser. It wasn’t of the same caliber as Mrs. Pollifax, but a crime-solving countess who works as a clairvoyant from a cheap apartment and solves crimes on the side is whacky and fun.”
“A charming short novel. It was a story about the clairvoyant and a lieutenant working together to solve cases. The lieutenant was very skeptical in the beginning, however, with gentle persistence the clairvoyant won him over. A light read.”
About Dorothy Gilman
Dorothy Gilman (1923–2012) was the author of 14 Mrs. Pollifax novels, including The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax, the series debut; Mrs. Pollifax Pursued; Mrs. Pollifax and the Lion Killer; Mrs. Pollifax, Innocent Tourist; and Mrs. Pollifax Unveiled. She was also the author of many other novels, among them Thale’s Folly.
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