Saving the Queen, by William F. Buckley Jr. Queen Elizabeth has just settled onto the throne of England, and the CIA is baffled at the breaks in security that are taking place. Worst of all, the leaks have been traced directly to the queen's chambers. Blackford Oakes is called upon to penetrate the Royal Circle, win the Queen's confidence, and plug the leak.
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Saving the Queen, by William F. Buckley Jr. Queen Elizabeth has just settled onto the throne of England, and the CIA is baffled at the breaks in security that are taking place. Worst of all, the leaks have been traced directly to the queen's chambers. Blackford Oakes is called upon to penetrate the Royal Circle, win the Queen's confidence, and plug the leak.
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Add this copy of Saving the Queen to cart. $34.27, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1992 by HarperCollins.
The only reason this reviewer did not grant a full five stars to this work, is that, despite the usual fine Buckley writing, the witty and convincing dialogue, and the bright engaging charachters, is that I confess an uneasiness with the main 'event' of the book: the agent Blackford Oakes' affair with the Queen of England! Obviously, in an espionage-thriller genre such as any of the Blaxkford oakes novels, one needs to employ a certain amount of the suspension of belief, however, in this case it is just a bit too much of a stretch for the reader to manage (at least this reader!) However, don't let that deter you at having a go at this book, as the work is as fun as the rest of the Blackford novels, and a great read.