Saving the Queen explained

Saving the Queen
Author:William F. Buckley, Jr.
Country:United States
Language:English
Series:Blackford Oakes
Genre:Spy thriller, espionage
Publisher:Doubleday
Pub Date:January 28, 1976
Media Type:Print, 8vo
Pages:248
Isbn:9780385038003
Followed By:Stained Glass

Saving the Queen is a 1976 American spy thriller novel by William F. Buckley, Jr., the first of eleven novels in the Blackford Oakes series.[1]

Plot

This novel, set in 1952, reveals Oakes's childhood and educational background, his recruitment into the CIA, and the Agency's procedures for "handling" him. His first assignment sends him to Britain, where he must identify (and deal with) a high-level security leak close to the (fictional) British monarch, Queen Caroline. Also, Rufus, the enigmatic genius behind American intelligence operations, is introduced.

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Citations
  • Bibliography
  • Notes and References

    1. Web site: Goodman . Walter . Everyone Lists Toward the Orotund . The New York Times . January 11, 1976 . February 22, 2013.