Saving the Queen

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
Author	William F. Buckley, Jr.
Language	English
Series	Blackford Oakes
Genre	Spy thriller, espionage
Publisher	Doubleday
Publication date	January 28, 1976
Publication place	United States
Media type	Print, 8vo
Pages	248
ISBN	9780385038003
Followed by	Stained Glass

Plot

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.

See also

• List of Blackford Oakes novels
• William F. Buckley, Jr. bibliography