Book description a thrilling climax to robert goddards bestselling adventure trilogy, the wide world. As a matter of fact, robert is considered the master of some very compelling and engrossing plot twisted stories and also as one of the most renowned advocates for the traditional virtues of pace, narrative drive. Eschewing the convention of creating a recurring professional detective, goddards heroes are generally ordinary men and women thrown by circumstance into labyrinthine mysteries. The wide world james maxted 1 the wide world trilogy by goddard, robert isbn. Robert william goddard born november 1954 in fareham, hampshire is an english novelist. Exflying ace james max maxteds attempt to uncover the secret behind the death of his father, sir henry maxted, murdered while serving as an a. See the complete the wide world trilogy series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. The ways of the world trilogy featuring goddards bestloved leading man max maxted is now available in one ebook. The thrilling climax to robert goddards bestselling adventure trilogy, the wide world. Download the ends of the earth the wide world trilogy james. The ways of the world is a period espionage thriller set at the end of wwi, and the first of a trilogy featuring lieutenant james max maxted, a royal flying corps veteran.
The startlingly prolific robert goddard is one of britains most highly respected crafters of intelligent, elegant crime novels. The bestselling trilogy for the first time, the trilogy that introduced you to the intrepid max maxted is available as one ebook. The eyes of the world are on paris where statesmen diplomats and politicians have gathered to discuss the fate of half the worlds nations in the. The wide world james maxted 3 the wide world trilogy by goddard, robert isbn. Oct 27, 2016 robert goddard, author of the ways of the world, the corners of the globe and the ends of the earth, introduces the wide world trilogy. Robert goddard, author of the ways of the world, the corners of the globe and the ends of the earth, introduces the wide world trilogy. Buy the ways of the world by robert goddard from waterstones today. The bestselling trilogy for the first time, the trilogy that introduced you to the intrepid max maxted is available as o. In the world of thriller writers, robert gaddards name carries a fair bit of weight and fanfollowing. Robert goddard s first novel, past caring, was an instant bestseller. They were a real treat for me i have been so disappointed by the wide world trilogy.
Four years of horrific fighting have finally ended on the battlefield, but. Praise for the ends of the earth goddard has crafted a thrilling entry to tie up most of his loose ends. The eyes of the world are on paris, where statesmen, diplomats and politicians have gathered to discuss the fate of half the world s nations in the aftermath of the cataclysm that was the great war. Paris, 1919 an exclusive prologue to the ways of the world, the ways of the world the wide world trilogy. The wide world james maxted 2 the wide world trilogy. Robert goddard is the british author of two mystery series and several standalone novels, ranging from crime, mystery, thriller, to historical romances. The ends of the earth is a powerful book which brings all the loose ends together in such a way as to make it unputdownable which is phrase i have never used about a book before. Jun 02, 20 the ways of the world is a period espionage thriller set at the end of wwi, and the first of a trilogy featuring lieutenant james max maxted, a royal flying corps veteran. Robert hutchings goddard 18821945 is considered the father of modern rocket propulsion. Exflying ace james max maxteds attempt to uncover the secret behind the death of his father, sir henry maxted, murdered while serving as an adviser with the british delegation to the paris peace conference, has seemingly ended in failure and his own death.
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Robert goddard is the edgar awardwinning, 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. I have read every book that goddard has ever written, and have enjoyed all of them to a lesser or greater degree. Apr 23, 2014 robert goddards the wide world trilogy featuring james maxted has been setting the world on fire. Robert goddard was born in hampshire and read history at cambridge.
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Robert goddards first novel, past caring, was an instant bestseller. A horde of journalists, spies and opportunists have also gathered in the city and the last thing the british diplomatic community needs at such a. Oct 27, 2016 the ways of the world trilogy featuring goddard s bestloved leading man max maxted is now available in one ebook. Pdf epub the ends of the earth the wide world trilogy. The harry barnett series, which includes three books, is set in greece where the main character is a villa caretaker in the present times, while the james maxted series also titled the wide. The wide world trilogy 3 books in this series the wide world series sees james max maxted, war pilot and man of action, searching for answers about his fathers death, and finding all the danger and adventure he should have waved goodbye to at the conclusion of the hostilities of ww1. Robert goddard is the master of the triple doublecross the times the ways of the world paris, 1919. The eyes of the world are on the city of paris where diplomats, politicians, spies and opportunists have gathered to discuss the fate of germany in the aftermath of the cataclysm that was the first world war. The second installment of robert goddards worldwide trilogy, the corners of the globe is a first rate sequel to the ways of the world. The trilogy i embarked on with the ways of the world and have continued with the corners of the globe is a classic case of that. Robert goddard s novel is impressive, full of welldeveloped characters, fast paced action, and accurate historical details. An introduction to the wide world trilogy dead good. Jul 03, 2014 the trilogy i embarked on with the ways of the world and have continued with the corners of the globe is a classic case of that. 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 english delegation at the paris peace conference in 1919 had committed suicide.
A thrilling espionage story set in paris after the first world war, full of classic goddard double crosses and triple twists 1919. The third and most satisfying entry in an excellent series of oldschool spy thrillers. The wide world trilogy by robert goddard penguin books. James max maxted, an exworld war one flying ace, out to avenge the murder of his father in 1919. The corners of the globe wide world james maxted series. The wide world trilogy robert goddard talks to crime time. Book description a thrilling climax to robert goddard s bestselling adventure trilogy, the wide world. Exflying ace james max maxteds attempt to uncover the secret behind the death of his father, sir henry maxted, has seemingly ended in failure and his own death. The ways of the world, the corners of the globe, the ends of the earth ebook written by robert goddard. The ends of the earth by robert goddard rakuten kobo. The wide world trilogy by robert goddard is available in. However, the wide world trilogy has to be his best yet. Goddard read history at the university of cambridge and lives in cornwall.
I used to buy all his books as hardbacks as soon as they were published and would put a day aside to curl up and read them. The corners of the globe by robert goddard world of books. Goddard was educated at bathampton county primary school then wallisdean county junior school and prices grammar school in fareham before going on to study history. For the first time, the trilogy that introduced you to the intrepid max maxted is available as one ebook. His first novel, past caring, was an instant bestseller. The ways of the world by robert goddard waterstones. Download the ends of the earth the wide world trilogy. He has won awards in the uk, the us and acrosseurope and his books have been translated into over thirty languages. Robert goddards novel is impressive, full of welldeveloped characters, fast paced action, and accurate historical details.
A thrilling climax to robert goddards bestselling adventure trilogy, the wide world. The ends of the earth by robert goddard penguin books. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the wide world trilogy. The ways of the world, the wide world series by robert. The wide world james maxted 1 the wide world trilogy paperback 1919. The wide world trilogy by robert goddard penguin books new. The final book in the wide world trilogy and robert goddard remembers the wide world bit on the cover and has the story rushing as much as a five week sail trip can be said to be rushing off to japan in search of answers to the many questions raised back in europe and in the first two wide world books, the ways of the world and the corners of the globe. Oct 27, 2016 for the first time, the trilogy that introduced you to the intrepid max maxted is available as one ebook. Robert goddard is the master of the triple doublecross the times the ways of the world paris, 1919 with the fate of the world s nations hanging in the balance, a secret affair ends with the death of a senior british diplomat. Search the home of killer crime books, drama and film. The ways of the world by robert goddard and derek perkins.
The corners of the globe is the second part in robert goddards extraordinary the wide world trilogy set in the years after the first world war and featuring james max maxted. From the edgar awardwinning, internationally bestselling british writer robert goddard comes a captivating new trilogy of historical thrillers, set at the tail end of world war i and featuring the devilishly charismatic james max maxted, a royal flying corps veteran who has a. The wide world trilogy is eminently readable, and certainly a page turner. Robert goddard writing has been classified under various categories from thriller to mystery and crime as well as historical romance. Goddard and his first liquidfueled rocket, march 16, 1926. Since then, his books have captivated readers worldwide with their edgeoftheseat pace and their labyrinthine plotting.
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