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Dorothy Gilman

25 June 1923 - 2 February 2012

Dorothy Edith Gilman was born in New Brunswick, New Jersey, the daughter of a minister. In 1940, she attended Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. In 1945, she married Edgar A. Butters, Jr., with whom she had two children. In 1963, she attended the University of Pennsylvania. She divorced in 1965. She wrote mystery and spy novels, and is best known for her Mrs. Pollifax series. In 2010 she was awarded the annual Grand Master by the Mystery Writers of America.

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  • Cover of: Mrs. Pollifax Pursued (Mrs. Pollifax Mysteries)

    First published in 1995 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The unexpected Mrs. Pollifax

    First published in 1970 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Mrs Pollifax On Safari

    First published in 2020 1 edition
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  • Cover of: A palm for Mrs. Pollifax.

    First published in 1973 7 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Mrs. Pollifax and the Golden Triangle

    First published in 1988 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Mrs. Pollifax on safari

    First published in 1991 1 edition — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Mrs. Pollifax Unveiled (Mrs. Pollifax Mysteries)

    First published in 2001 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The unexpected Mrs.Pollifax.

    First published in 1967 2 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Mrs. Pollifax, innocent tourist

    First published in 1997 3 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Jagd auf Mrs. Pollifax (Mrs. Pollifax Pursued)

    First published in 1999 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Girl in Buckskin

    First published in 1990 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The Elusive Mrs. Pollifax

    First published in 1971 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Mrs. Pollifax and the Golden Triangle

    First published in 1989 1 edition — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Mrs. Polifax Pursued

    First published in 1999 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Kaleidoscope: a Countess Karitska novel

    First published in 2002 3 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition kaleidoscope00gilm
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  • Cover of: Elusive Mrs. Pollifax

    First published in 1971 10 editions in 3 languages — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The unexpected Mrs. Pollifax

    First published in 1970 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Unexpected Mrs.pollifx

    First published in 1984 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Enchanted Caravan

    First published in 2021 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: MRS POLLIFAX ON CHINA

    First published in 1984 1 edition
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Subjects
Fiction, Emily Pollifax (Fictitious character), Women spies, Intelligence service, Large type books, Pollifax, emily (fictitious character), fiction, Fiction, mystery & detective, women sleuths, Americans, Detective and mystery stories, Fiction, thrillers, espionage, Open Library Staff Picks, Fiction in English, Fiction, mystery & detective, general, Middle east, fiction, Africa, fiction, American Spy stories, China, fiction, Fiction, general, Intelligence officers, Mystery, Mystery fiction, American Novelists, Biography, Europe, fiction, Fantasy
Places
United States, Albania, Mexico, Africa, Italy, Massachusetts, North Africa, Sahara, Sicily, Sicily (Italy), Switzerland, America, Amity, Ankara, Balochistan, Bandar Abbas, Burma, China, Damascus (Syria), Detroit, Estados Unidos, Europe, Gulf Arab States., Hong Kong (China), Iran
People
Alex Kintner, Amahl, Ameh Bozorg, An adventurous woman in her 60's, Ben Gardner, Betty Mahmoody, Chrissie Watkins, David Hooper, Dorothy Gilman (1923-), Ellen Brody, Hamid, Harry Meadows, Helen, Judy, Larry Vaughan, Leonard Hendricks, Mahtob Mahmoody, Martin Brody, Matt Hooper, Mrs. Polifax, Quint, Rasheed, Sayed Bozorg Mahmoody, roma community (gypsies)
Time
1940s, 1970s and 1980s, 1977, 1980’s, 1984, 1985, 1986, 20th century, 80's, Contemporary when written, Revolution, 1775-1783

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  • Dorothy Gilman-Butters
  • Dorothy Gilman Butters
  • Dorothy Gilman 1923- Butters

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June 12, 2023 Edited by Tom Morris merge authors
September 27, 2020 Edited by MARC Bot add ISNI
March 31, 2017 Edited by MARC Bot add VIAF and wikidata ID
January 2, 2014 Edited by Sarah Breau merge authors
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import