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| 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.[1] The novel was well received by The New York Times, which described it as full of "grave whimsy with which Mr. Buckley retraces old conflicts" and "deliver[ing] more than mere routine spy thrills".[2]
Plot
[edit]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
[edit]- ↑ Lagasse, Paul, ed. (2000). "Buckley, William Frank, Jr.". The Columbia Encyclopedia (6th ed.). Columbia University Press. p. 402. ISBN 9780787650155.
- ↑ Rubins, Josh (February 6, 1994). "Blackford Oakes, One Stand-Up Guy". The New York Times Review of Books. Retrieved May 27, 2026.
- ↑ Powell, John (May 1, 1994). "A Very Private Plot". Magill Book Reviews.
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