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Mongoose R.I.P.

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Mongoose R.I.P.
First edition
AuthorWilliam F. Buckley, Jr.
LanguageEnglish
SeriesBlackford Oakes
GenreSpy thriller, espionage
PublisherRandom House
Publication date
1988
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint

Mongoose R.I.P. is a 1988 Blackford Oakes novel by William F. Buckley, Jr. It is the eighth of 11 novels in the series.[1]

Plot

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CIA agent Blackford Oakes is sent to Cuba to determine the feasibility of overthrowing Fidel Castro, following the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1963.

References

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  1. ^ Winks, Robin W. (January 24, 1988). "Fidel Castro Wants a Coke". The New York Times.