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A Very Private Plot (1994) – Oakes in 1995 is called to testify about operations he conducted in the 1980s, especially one in particular involving a domestic Soviet plot to assassinate Mikhail Gorbachev. Last Call for Blackford Oakes (2005) – Set in 1987, Oakes confronts the infamous Soviet defector, Kim Philby.
Last Call for Blackford Oakes is a 2005 Blackford Oakes novel by William F. Buckley, Jr. It is the final of the 11 novels in the Blackford Oakes series. Plot. CIA agent Blackford Oakes confronts Kim Philby, a British double agent who defected to the Soviet Union, in 1987. References
Mar 11, 2018 · Oakes spends thirty-six years in the CIA, rising to Director of Operations in Last Call for Blackford Oakes, which takes place during Reagan’s final year in office. In novels where the good guys are the Americans, it makes sense that Oakes is “distinctively American” (original emphasis here and elsewhere). Oakes is self-confident, witty ...
Oakes is now himself a master spy, working outside of the agency and around agency rules. His romance with an able and worldly Soviet doctor provides consolation for the death of his beloved...
May 2, 2005 · It takes a lot for former CIA agent Bradford Oakes to come out of retirement, but when president himself calls on Oakes to investigate another possible plot against Gorbachev, Bradford Oakes is willing use his spy skills again.
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Last call for Blackford Oakes by Buckley, William F. (William Frank), 1925-2008. Publication date 2005 Topics Philby, Kim, 1912-1988, Oakes, Blackford (Fictitious ...
