Last Call for Blackford Oakes
Last Call for Blackford Oakes is a 2005 Blackford Oakes novel by William F. Buckley, Jr.[1]
 First edition | |
| Author | William F. Buckley, Jr. |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Series | Blackford Oakes |
| Genre | Spy thriller, espionage |
| Publisher | Harcourt |
Publication date | 2005 |
| Media type | |
| Preceded by | A Very Private Plot |
It is the final of the 11 novels in the Blackford Oakes series.[1]
Plot
CIA agent Blackford Oakes confronts Kim Philby, a British double agent who defected to the Soviet Union, in 1987.
gollark: Given that people already exist who are *not* in some randomly assigned position, I don't see how you can use the veil of ignorance thing for much beyond just evaluating some details about how good a society is.
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gollark: I disagree somewhat with your disagreement. The memes you see have been filtered through a lot of people and websites before reaching you and ones which weren't sufficiently memey weeded out. Popular memes provide some insight into what people like.
gollark: This is also deductive, not inductive.
References
- Rubin, Charlie (July 17, 2005). "'Last Call for Blackford Oakes': Cocktails With Philby". The New York Times.
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