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]

Saving the Queen
First edition book cover
AuthorWilliam F. Buckley, Jr.
LanguageEnglish
SeriesBlackford Oakes
GenreSpy thriller, espionage
PublisherDoubleday
Publication date
January 28, 1976
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint, 8vo
Pages248
ISBN9780385038003
Followed byStained Glass 

Plot

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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
  1. ^ Goodman, Walter (January 11, 1976). "Everyone Lists Toward the Orotund". The New York Times. Retrieved February 22, 2013.
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