A Very Private Plot

An ambitious senator wants to weaken the power of the CIA, perhaps to the point of its elimination. To accomplish his goal, he tries to enlist Blackford Oakes--now retired--into his cause by forcing him to testify before a senate committee about CIA covert activities in 1985.

About the author

William F. Buckley Jr. is the author of numerous New York Times best-sellers, writer of a syndicated newspaper column, former TV Host and a much sort after lecturer.

Summary

An ambitious senator wants to weaken the power of the CIA, perhaps to the point of its elimination. To accomplish his goal, he tries to enlist Blackford Oakes--now retired--into his cause by forcing him to testify before a senate committee about CIA covert activities in 1985.

Product details

• Authors: Jr. Buckley, William F. Buckley, William F. Buckley Jr., Buckley William F.
• Publisher: Ingram Publishers Services
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 14.09.2006
• EAN: 9781581824773
• ISBN: 978-1-58182-477-3
• No. of pages: 232
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 216 mm x 18 mm
• Weight: 258 g
• Illustrations: Illustrationen, nicht spezifiziert
• Series: Blackford Oakes Mysteries; Blackford Oakes Novel
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; FICTION / Mystery & Detective / General, Crime & mystery, FICTION / Thrillers / Espionage, Espionage & spy thriller, Crime and mystery fiction, Espionage and spy thriller