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1	Saving the Queen more books like this by William F Buckley, Jr. Connoisseurs of the cloak-and-dagger tradition know William F. Buckley Jr as the creator of Blackford Oakes, America's top fictional secret agent and protagonist in ten of the most thrilling spy novels ever written. Blackford Oakes performed his first heroic effort in Saving the Queen, in which Buckley coaxes readers back to the earliest years of ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	Mongoose R.I.P. more books like this by William F Buckley, Jr. "Mongoose, R. I. P"., by William F. Buckley Jr. Mongoose, R. I. P. is set in 1963 in the middle of the cold war. Fidel Castro and John F. Kennedy plot against one another. Castro seeks revenge for his humiliation during the missile crisis, and Kennedy has set in motion a plot that could prove his own undoing. Blackford is caught in the middle of ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	Stained Glass more books like this by William F Buckley, Jr. Stained Glass offers an intricate plot involving the restoration of war-damaged windows in a fabled German chapel. When Blackford Oakes takes a sabbatical from his work as a CIA spy, he ends up in the arms of a beautiful KGB agent -- and on the horns of a dilemma. He must betray her or pull the switch on an old friend who is rallying support for a ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
4	Story of Henri Tod more books like this by William F Buckley, Jr. First published in 1984, the book takes place in Berlin in the summer of 1961, just as the Berlin Wall is about to slam shut the last escape route out of Eastern Europe. President Kennedy needs to know what the Soviets are planning and Oakes is sent to acquire the answers. His contact, Henri Tod, is leader of the Bruderschaft, a secret group of ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.81! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
5	Tucker's Last Stand more books like this by William F Buckley, Jr. Set in the midst of the 1964 presidential election, Tucker's Last Stand is filled with plots and counterplots regarding the CIA's attempt to halt the infiltration of South Vietnam by troops and material headed south from Hanoi down the Ho Chi Minh Trail. Working out of Saigon with Tucker Montana, Blackford Oakes struggles with some unpleasant ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.00! \| signed copies \| first editions
6	Marco Polo, If You Can more books like this by William F. Buckley In this volume of Buckley's Blackford Oakes spy novels, Oakes is called upon to plug a security leak in President Eisenhower's National Security Council. Oakes goes on a mission behind the Iron Curtain to counter the damage, is captured and sentenced to death as a spy, and turns the tables on the KGB. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.95! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
7	Last Call for Blackford Oakes more books like this by William F Buckley, Jr. In his 11th outing set against the backdrop of sinister Cold War intrigue, newly minted CIA agent Blackford Oakes crosses paths--and swords--with Kim Philby, perhaps the highest-ranking in the parade of defectors to the Soviet Union. "[A] compelling and literate [series]."--The New York Times Book Review see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
8	Who's on first more books like this by William F. Buckley Abbot: "I'm telling you. Who's on first, What's on second, I Don't Know is on third."; Costello: "Well, all I'm trying to find out is what's the guy's name on first base.'; Abbott: "Oh, no, no. What's on second base."; Costello "I'm not asking you who's on second."; Abbott: "Who's on first."; We've all heard the old Abbott and Costello routine, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $20.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
9	The Blackford Oakes Reader more books like this by William F Buckley, Jr. (Introduction by) In this 10-book series starring CIA hero Blackford Oakes, Buckley has created tales of espionage that have continually kept readers on the edge of their seats. This anthology includes stand-alone excerpts from Stained Glass, Who's on First, and eight other entertaining yet erudite novels. see all copies from $10.85! new only from $18.95! \| SVS
10	A Very Private Plot more books like this by William F Buckley, Jr. For more than twenty years William F. Buckley Jr.'s Blackford Oakes novels have entertained readers and satisfied those who love adventure, wit, and intrigue. With the publication of A Very Private Plot, Buckley has brought the series, which began when at the age of twenty-four Blackford Oakes was seduced by the Queen of England, to its satisfying ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.99! \| first editions \| SVS
11	Mongoose R.I.P.: A Blackford Oakes Novel more books like this by William F Buckley, Jr. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions
12 view cover	See You Later Alligator: A Blackford Oakes Novel more books like this by William F Buckley, Jr. The year is 1961, the setting Havana. CIA super-secret agent Blackford Oakes is sent there on a mission only to find himself in the eye of an international political hurricane. see all copies from $93.87!

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