A Very Private Plot

A Very Private Plot
Author William F. Buckley, Jr.
Language English
Series Blackford Oakes
Subject Military/spy fiction
Published Morrow, 1994
Pages 272
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.[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

  1. Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 6th Edition (Sep 2013). William Frank Buckley, Jr. Columbia University Press. ISBN 9780787650155.
  2. Rubins, Josh (February 6, 1994). "Blackford Oakes, One Stand-Up Guy". The New York Times Review of Books.
  3. Powell, John (May 1, 1994). "A Very Private Plot". Magill Book Reviews.

Further reading


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