Whos on First, William F. Buckley Jr.
Whos on First, William F. Buckley Jr.
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Who's on First
A Blackford Oakes Mystery

Author: William F. Buckley Jr.

Narrator: Geoffrey Blaisdell

Unabridged: 7 hr 8 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/06/2009

Synopsis

Its 1956, and the cold war is hot. Hungary has just fallen, and Blackford Oakes is back from Budapest, puzzling over a betrayal and mourning a tragedy he couldnt prevent. But in Washington, all attention is focused on the race to put the first satellite in space. Ironically, Russia and America each have the secrets the other needs to succeed. The solution: kidnap a pair of extraordinary Russian scientists who can put the U.S. in the lead. Blackford Oakes is in charge, unaware that KGB spymaster Bolgin and a trio of vengeful Hungarian freedom fighters are hot on his trail. Oakes life and Americas future are on the line in this fastpaced thriller that is Buckley at his best.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Douglas

Good. Fun read. I read it first in 1982. Read it again in 2015, but I didn't think I was reading it again. I had actually forgotten I had read it the first time. It is that kind of read. Of course it is hard to fault Buckley for this. Most potboilers don't stay with you for 33 years.......more

Goodreads review by Brian

This book was no masterpiece but it was fun. If you know the personality of William F Buckley it makes the book even more fun. His son Christopher Buckley is a very talented Humor writer himself. This is not a comedy but it has a lot of comedy in it. It has a sex scene in it that was written in a li......more

Goodreads review by Bob

Summary: Oakes becomes involved in a plot to abduct a Soviet scientist couple involved in the research to launch Sputnik. CIA agent Blackford Oakes leaves Hungary with the memory of the execution of Theophilus Molnar during the quenched Hungarian uprising of 1956. Having provided access to a "safe" h......more

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