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Title: Mongoose, R.I.P: A Blackford Oakes Mystery (Blackford Oakes Novel) by Jr. William F. Buckley ISBN: 1-888952-72-5 Publisher: Cumberland House Publishing Pub. Date: 01 May, 1998 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3 (2 reviews)
Rating: 2
Summary: The hero scarcely appears
Comment: Chapter after chapter is devoted to Nikita Khrushchev's point of view, or Fidel Castro's, who are as cardboard as you might expect; thus any emotional "through-line" is lost. Blackford Oakes, the hero, shows up so infrequently -- I'd guess we see him in no more than one out of every six chapters. Which makes for a tedious read. Sorry.
Rating: 4
Summary: Buckley's "Mongoose, RIP" entertainingly provocative
Comment: As someone with little knowledge of the Kennedy years in the white house, given what we now know of the geo-political climate of the time, this book reads like a genuine, behind-the-scenes look into the Kennedy / Castro conflict. With ingenious characters and subplots, Mr Buckley provides the reader with an immensely entertaining, can't put the book down thriller. Blackford Oakes is a much more believable secret agent than that we are served up in any James Bond movie, more along the lines of a Jack Ryan, tenacious in persuing the aim of his mission. The flow of the story is exquisitely smooth and the surprise plot twists are most intriguing. Could these things have actually happened? Seems credible in hindsight...and a great read!
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Title: Saving the Queen: A Blackford Oakes Mystery (Blackford Oakes Novel) by William F. Buckley ISBN: 188895227X Publisher: Cumberland House Publishing Pub. Date: 01 June, 1997 List Price(USD): $10.95 |
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Title: See You Later, Alligator: A Blackford Oakes Mystery (Blackford Oakes Novel) by Jr. William F. Buckley ISBN: 1888952512 Publisher: Cumberland House Publishing Pub. Date: 01 September, 1997 List Price(USD): $10.95 |
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Title: Tucker's Last Stand: A Blackford Oakes Mystery by William F. Buckley Jr. ISBN: 1888952733 Publisher: Cumberland House Publishing Pub. Date: 01 May, 1998 List Price(USD): $10.95 |
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Title: High Jinx: Blackford Oakes Mystery (Blackford Oakes Novel) by Jr. William F. Buckley ISBN: 1888952520 Publisher: Cumberland House Publishing Pub. Date: 01 October, 1997 List Price(USD): $10.95 |
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Title: Stained Glass: A Blackford Oakes Novel (Blackford Oakes Novel) by William F. Buckley ISBN: 1888952296 Publisher: Cumberland House Publishing Pub. Date: 01 April, 1997 List Price(USD): $10.95 |
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