A Very Private Plot

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A Very Private Plot
OCLC
28721356
Preceded byTucker's Last Stand 
Followed byLast Call for Blackford Oakes 

A Very Private Plot is a 1994

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. ISBN 9780787650155.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link
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  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.

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