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" This book leads into the Blackford Oakes series. A plain good read. "
- Sharon, 1/10/2014
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" Excellent read! I may have to continue with more of this series. Glad to have been reading it on the Kindle as a resident dictionary is a must for me when reading Buckley! "
- Jim, 1/6/2014
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" Not bad for being written in 1977. "
- Erin, 8/31/2013
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" This was a lot of fun to read. And I didn't know Buckley could be so risque! "
- Colet, 4/26/2013
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" The Blackford Oakes series of books by William F. Buckley is a great series. As mentioned by another reviewer, Blackford Oakes was Buckley's answer to James Bond. A fun book with lots of intrigue...though it is an older book, it's a lot of fun to read! "
- Chris, 3/30/2013
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" Buckley's non-fiction is wonderful - his fiction, not so much. Like Hemingway's writing poetry, it's best ignored. "
- First, 1/15/2013
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" Cold war counter espionage procedural set in the 1950's when the US was developing the H bomb. "
- Dave, 10/22/2012
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" What a fun book to read. Fairly short - 250 pages +/-. Great James Bond-ish story written by a famous American icon, William F Buckley. It is fun to read this and imagine Buckley's voice doing the speaking. Highly recommended. "
- Phil, 9/2/2012
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" The first of William Buckley's Blackford Oakes novels. Better than you might imagine. "
- Lance, 8/17/2012
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" Read this when Buckley died and it was a little slow but entertaining. "
- Nancy, 4/30/2012
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" Slow starting but once the stage is set (and you have everyone sorted out) it is very intriguing. "
- Fran, 4/21/2012
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" Well done but frivolous. Disappointing in its pointlessness. "
- Mortimer, 4/19/2012
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" The first in Buckley's Blackford Oakes series, it makes for entertaining reading, though don't expect a high degree of complexity or suspense. His political asides are always entertaining. "
- Graf, 3/13/2012
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" Blackford Oakes, the American James Bond, heads to England in this historical fiction. A great series. "
- William, 1/29/2012
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" A short mystery that I enjoyed. I don't normally like mysteries. "
- Fran, 1/8/2012
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" Kinda fun. "
- Douglas, 12/4/2011
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" Well written fun read. WFB can sure use the punctuation "
- Tom, 9/27/2011
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" I did not find this much of a thriller. Quite lame really and I suspect it's just out-dated and so none of the suggested theroys are novel..in fact...some of them have been proven true. "
- Cindy, 6/16/2011
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" Very fun read, and well written (typical Buckley). I've developed a crush on Blacky. Excellent summertime, beachy reading -- which is where I read it. Looking forward to the whole series. "
- Shane, 6/2/2011
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" The worst book I've ever had the profound misfortune to read. "
- Mike, 4/13/2011
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" The first of William Buckley's Blackford Oakes novels. Better than you might imagine.
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- Lance, 3/2/2011
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" Cold war counter espionage procedural set in the 1950's when the US was developing the H bomb.
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- Dave, 7/12/2010
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" Not bad for being written in 1977.
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- Erin, 4/19/2010
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" What a fun book to read. Fairly short - 250 pages +/-. Great James Bond-ish story written by a famous American icon, William F Buckley. It is fun to read this and imagine Buckley's voice doing the speaking. Highly recommended.
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- Phil, 10/22/2009
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" Very fun read, and well written (typical Buckley). I've developed a crush on Blacky. Excellent summertime, beachy reading -- which is where I read it. Looking forward to the whole series.
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- Shane, 7/3/2009
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" The Blackford Oakes series of books by William F. Buckley is a great series. As mentioned by another reviewer, Blackford Oakes was Buckley's answer to James Bond. A fun book with lots of intrigue...though it is an older book, it's a lot of fun to read!
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- Chris, 6/7/2009
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" Well done but frivolous. Disappointing in its pointlessness.
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- Mortimer, 5/19/2009
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" Slow starting but once the stage is set (and you have everyone sorted out) it is very intriguing.
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- Fran, 3/14/2009
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" This was a lot of fun to read. And I didn't know Buckley could be so risque!
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- Colet, 3/5/2009
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" A short mystery that I enjoyed. I don't normally like mysteries.
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- Fran, 12/13/2008
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" A solid 1950's forces of good vs. the evil commies novel. The only negative criticism I have is that the end was a little unplausible. The other 99% of the book is great.
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- Marcus, 10/31/2008
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