The Corners of the Globe: 2 (James Maxted Thriller) - Softcover

Goddard, Robert

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0802126766 ISBN 13: 9780802126764

Publisher: Black Cat, 2017

Synopsis

In the second thriller in Robert Goddard's skillfully plotted World War I-era series, The Corners of the Globe, Max is sent on his first mission for legendary German spy Fritz Lemmer--the man who claims responsibility for the murder of Max's father. But as Max travels to Scotland's remote Orkney Islands to collect a mysterious gray file from a German navy captain, he must keep his true allegiances in mind. Meanwhile, in Paris, Max's trusty sidekick and friend Sam Twentyman has been promoted to chief mechanic for the British diplomatic fleet of cars. All is going well until he receives warning that a nefarious element in the Japanese delegation is stirring up trouble--and has reason to believe Sam can help him get what he wants.

With the Germans about to enter the Paris peace negotiations, the need for reconciliation among nations is greater than ever. But there is one secret so explosive that it threatens to endanger the whole treaty, and Max, playing a double-game, is intent on finding out what it is.

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Review:

Praise for "The Corners of the Globe"
Goddard is an excellent prose stylist, and his attention to historical detail is masterful . . . A sophisticated spy story with serious historical chops. "Kirkus Reviews"
Tense action and clever dialogue . . . History buffs and fans of period thrillers . . . will appreciate Goddard s attention to detail. "Publishers Marketplace"
The writing is effortlessly and gloriously earnest . . . [A] good old-fashioned adventure story. Crime Fiction Lover
A smashing tale of mustachioed derring-do set shortly after the First World War . . . An excellent read. Thriller Books Journal
Recommended. Euro Crime"

Praise for The Corners of the Globe

"Goddard is an excellent prose stylist, and his attention to historical detail is masterful . . . A sophisticated spy story with serious historical chops."--Kirkus Reviews

"Tense action and clever dialogue . . . History buffs and fans of period thrillers . . . will appreciate Goddard's attention to detail."--Publishers Weekly

"The writing is effortlessly and gloriously earnest . . . [A] good old-fashioned adventure story."--Crime Fiction Lover

"A smashing tale of mustachioed derring-do set shortly after the First World War . . . An excellent read."--Thriller Books Journal

"Recommended."--Euro Crime

About the Author:

Robert Goddard is the Edgar Award-winning, internationally best-selling author of Long Time Coming, Past Caring, and Into the Blue, which won the first WH Smith Thumping Good Read Award and was later filmed for television. The James Maxted series also includes The Ways of the World and The Ends of the Earth. Goddard read history at the University of Cambridge and lives in Cornwall.

About this edition

• Publisher: Black Cat
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 0802126766
• ISBN 13: 9780802126764
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 400