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1978 American spy thriller novel by William F. Buckley, Jr.

Stained Glass
Cover of the first edition
Author	William F. Buckley, Jr.
Language	English
Series	Blackford Oakes
Genre	Spy thriller, espionage
Publisher	Doubleday
Publication date	April 7, 1978
Publication place	United States
Media type	Print, 8vo
Pages	252 pp
Awards	National Book Award
ISBN	9781581824629
Preceded by	Saving the Queen
Followed by	Who's on First

Stained Glass is an American spy thriller novel by William F. Buckley, Jr., the second of eleven novels in the Blackford Oakes series. Its first paperback edition won a 1980 National Book Award in the one-year category Mystery (paperback).

Plot

Oakes's second assignment sends him to West Germany. There, he is infiltrated into the inner-circle of a charismatic and heroic nobleman, Count Wintergrin, who intends to run for the West German Chancellorship on platform of immediate re-unification with East Germany. Although this is ultimately in the interest of the Western Powers and NATO, the threat of Soviet invasion of West Europe means that Oakes must prevent Wintergrin's election, by whatever means necessary. Set in 1952.

References

Explanatory notes

From 1980 to 1983 in National Book Award history there were dual awards for hardcover and paperback books in many categories. Most all of the paperback award-winners were reprints, including this one.

Citations

"Stained Glass". Kirkus Reviews. April 1, 1978. Retrieved February 22, 2013.
"National Book Awards - 1980". National Book Foundation. 1980. Retrieved February 22, 2013.

General and cited references

Buckley, William F. Jr. (1978). Stained Glass. Garden City: Doubleday. ISBN 9781581824629.
Buckley, William F. Jr. (1995). The Blackford Oakes Reader. Kansas City: Andrews and McMeel. ISBN 9780836280982.

v t e The Blackford Oakes series by William F. Buckley Jr.
Novels	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)
Other literary works	The Blackford Oakes Reader (1999)
Other articles	List of Blackford Oakes novels

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