The Corners of the Globe, Robert Goddard
The Corners of the Globe, Robert Goddard
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The Corners of the Globe
A James Maxted Thriller

Author: Robert Goddard

Narrator: Derek Perkins

Unabridged: 12 hr 38 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 11/22/2016

Synopsis

In The Corners of the Globe, Max is sent on his first mission for legendary German spy Fritz Lemmer, the very man who claims responsibility for the murder of Max's father. As Max travels to Scotland's remote Orkney Islands to collect a mysterious grey file from a German captain, he must keep his true allegiances in mind. Further complications arise when a fellow tourist recognizes Max from their school days and threatens to blow his cover. Meanwhile, in Paris, Max's trusty sidekick Sam Twentyman has been promoted to chief mechanic for the British diplomatic fleet of cars. Though worried about his friend, Sam is content with his new set-up, until he receives warning that a nefarious element in the Japanese delegation is out to kill Lemmer—and they have reason to believe that Sam might be a link in the chain connected back to him.

With the Germans about to enter the 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 peace conference, and Max is intent on finding it out.

About Robert Goddard

Robert Goddard is the Edgar Award-winning, internationally bestselling 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 Corners of the Globe. Robert read history at the University of Cambridge and lives in Cornwall.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Elizabeth (Alaska) on March 19, 2022

This second installment in Goddard's Wide World Trilogy picks up where The Ways of the World left off. Max will again find himself in all sorts of trouble, and will again manage to wiggle out of it. We find some of the other characters placing themselves inadvertently for their own set of physical h......more

Goodreads review by Steven on September 11, 2015

The second installment of Robert Goddard’s worldwide trilogy, THE CORNERS OF THE GLOBE is a first rate sequel to THE WAYS OF THE WORLD. The main character James Maxted, better known as “Max” continues his quest to discredit the idea that his father, Sir Henry, a British diplomat attached to the Engl......more

Goodreads review by Julie on January 18, 2016

I was delighted to receive this book via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. I'm a huge fan of Robert Goddard, in fact I have a shelf dedicated to his books so I did a little dance of joy around the kitchen when I was approved. This was short-lasted, however, as I found the book hard to get......more

Goodreads review by Terry on December 03, 2018

I read the first part of the three-part trilogy and enjoyed it. But this second book has too many characters and too many plot lines. The first half of the book finds Max and the people trailing him on train after train in Scotland and parts of England. Then there's Paris, where most of the action t......more

Goodreads review by Sherry on December 13, 2022

Audio. The second book in this trilogy keeps me wanting an excuse to don earbuds to listen, like the first book. Intrigue within intrigue.......more

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