 First edition | |
| Author | William F. Buckley, Jr. |
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| Language | English |
| Series | Blackford Oakes |
| Subject | Military, spy fiction |
| Published | 1994 |
| Publisher | Morrow |
| Pages | 272 pp |
| ISBN | 9780688127954 |
| OCLC | 28721356 |
| Preceded by | Tucker's Last Stand |
| Followed by | Last Call for Blackford Oakes |
A 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. 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 more than mere routine spy thrills."
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.
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
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