Saving the Queen

William F. Buckley (Jr.)

Doubleday, 1976 - Fiction - 248 pages

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. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.

Contents

• Section 1: 1
• Section 2: 7
• Section 3: 18

About the author

Editor and writer William F. Buckley, Jr. was born in New York City on November 24, 1925. While at Yale University, he studied political science, history and economics and graduated with honors. In 1955, he founded the weekly journal National Review where he was editor in chief. He began his syndicated newspaper column in 1962 and his weekly television discussion program, Firing Line was syndicated in 1966. Buckley wrote "God and Man at Yale" (1951) which was an indictment of liberal education in the United States, "Up from Liberalism" (1959), "The Unmaking of a Mayor" (1966), which tells of his unsuccessful mayoral campaign as the Conservative Party candidate for New York City in 1965, and "Quotations from Chairman Bill" (1970). Buckley also wrote best selling stories of international intrigue whose titles include "Saving the Queen" (1976), "Stained Glass" (1978), "Who's on First" (1980), "Marco Polo, If You Can" (1981), and "See You Later, Alligator" (1985). He died on February 27, 2008.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Saving the Queen; Blackford Oakes Mystery Series
• Author: William F. Buckley (Jr.)
• Publisher: Doubleday, 1976
• ISBN: 0385038003, 9780385038003
• Length: 248 pages
• Subjects: Fiction / Literary; Fiction / Thrillers / Espionage; Fiction / Thrillers / General