A Very Private Plot
1994 novel by William F. Buckley, Jr.
9780688127954A Very Private Plot is a 1994 historical spy novel by William F. Buckley, Jr. It is the tenth of 11 novels in the Blackford Oakes series.[1] The novel was well received by The New York Times described the novel a full of "grave whimsy with which Mr. Buckley retraces old conflicts" and "deliver[ing] more than mere routine spy thrills."[2]
Plot
In early 1995, CIA agent Blackford Oakes is called to testify before the United States Congress regarding a suspected plot to assassinate Mikhail Gorbachev, president of the Soviet Union.[3]
References
- ^ Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 6th Edition (Sep 2013). William Frank Buckley, Jr. Columbia University Press. ISBN 9780787650155.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Rubins, Josh (February 6, 1994). "Blackford Oakes, One Stand-Up Guy". The New York Times Review of Books.
- ^ Powell, John (May 1, 1994). "A Very Private Plot". Magill Book Reviews.
Further reading
- Buffalo Library listing of both Booklist and Publishers Weekly Reviews
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The Blackford Oakes series by William F. Buckley Jr.
- Saving the Queen (1976)
- Stained Glass (1979)
- Who's on First (1980)
- Marco Polo, if You Can (1982)
- The Story of Henri Tod (1984)
- See You Later, Alligator (1985)
- High Jinx (1986)
- Mongoose R.I.P. (1988)
- Tucker's Last Stand (1990)
- A Very Private Plot (1994)
- Last Call for Blackford Oakes (2005)
- The Blackford Oakes Reader (1999)
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