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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.
The Americans are concerned that secrets about hydrogen bomb research is being leaked to the Russians and Oakes is sent to investigate. His undercover work leads to him being presented to the Queen and what follows is a tongue in cheek, romantic and, often funny, Cold War espionage novel.
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Jan 1, 1976 · Oakes saves the fictional Queen Caroline of Great Britain, and sleeps with her, all without breaking a sweat. Saving the Queen takes place in 1952, and someone close to the Queen is leaking information about the hydrogen bomb to the Soviets.
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The first novel in a lengthy series, SAVING THE QUEEN introduces us to Blackford Oakes, a young man whose first undercover operation for the CIA takes him to 1950's England. There Oakes finds himself caught up in a game of chess between the Soviet Union and Great Britain, and the newly-minted spy quickly discovers he doesn't know all the rules.
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- William F. Buckley Jr.
Aug 25, 2015 · New York Times bestseller: The first mystery featuring the sophisticated deep-cover CIA agent: “Rollickingly ribald . . . Consistently witty.” —Los Angeles Times Book Review. Blackford Oakes has never been afraid of obeying orders. During the war, it’s what kept him alive.
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Aug 25, 2015 · Saving the Queen. New York Times bestseller: The first mystery featuring the sophisticated deep-cover CIA agent: “Rollickingly ribald . . . Consistently witty.” —Los...
The beautiful, young Queen Elizabeth has just settled on to the throne of England. The CIA, however, is baffled. Shocking things are going on at Buckingham Palace and vital Western military secrets are falling into Soviet hands.
