A Very Private Plot

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A Very Private Plot
First edition
AuthorWilliam F. Buckley, Jr.
LanguageEnglish
SeriesBlackford Oakes
SubjectMilitary, spy fiction
Published1994
PublisherMorrow
Pages272 pp
ISBN9780688127954
OCLC28721356
Preceded byTucker's Last Stand 
Followed byLast 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[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]

  1. ^ 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)
  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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