<div>Second in the World Wide Trilogy&mdash;&ldquo;a sophisticated spy story with serious historical chops&rdquo; from the Edgar Award&ndash;winning author of The Ways of the World (Kirkus Reviews). Paris, 1919. As diplomats debate the aftermath of WWI at the Versailles Peace Conference, Royal Flying Corps veteran&ndash;turned&ndash;double agent James &ldquo;Max&rdquo; Maxted has just received his first mission from his new boss&mdash;and sworn enemy&mdash;legendary German spy Fritz Lemmer. Traveling to Scotland&rsquo;s remote Orkney Islands to collect a mysterious file, Max must keep his true allegiances in mind&mdash;and pray his cover isn&rsquo;t blown. Meanwhile, in Paris, Max&rsquo;s partner, Sam Twentyman, has problems of his own. A nefarious element in the Japanese delegation is out to kill Lemmer&mdash;and they believe they can reach him through Sam. With the Germans about to enter the peace negotiations, the need for reconciliation among nations is greater than ever. Any mistake in Max&rsquo;s mission would be fatal&mdash;and not just for him. &ldquo;Tense action and clever dialogue . . . History buffs and fans of period thrillers . . . will appreciate Goddard&rsquo;s attention to detail.&rdquo; &mdash;Publishers Weekly &ldquo;Tremendous fun.&rdquo; &mdash;Historical Novel Society</div>

The Corners of the Globe

<div>From the author of the James Maxted series, &ldquo;a plot worthy of Wilkie Collins&rdquo; unfolds as an Englishman struggles to maintain his sanity and his marriage (Kirkus Reviews). Robert Goddard&rsquo;s international bestselling third novel is a masterful exercise in suspense set in Victorian-era England. On a mild autumn afternoon in 1882, thirty-four-year-old husband and father William Trenchard sits quietly at home when the creak of the garden gate announces the arrival of a mysterious visitor. The stranger claims he is Sir James Davenall, the former fianc&eacute; of Trenchard&rsquo;s wife, Constance. He was thought to have committed suicide eleven years ago. Although Constance remembers him, Davenall&rsquo;s family refuses to recognize him as one of their own. Forced into an uneasy alliance with the stranger, Trenchard struggles to hold on to his wife and his sanity until the dark secrets of the Davenall family can finally be brought to light. &ldquo;[Painting the Darkness] has all the ingredients of a first-class melodrama . . . engaging and satisfying.&rdquo; &mdash;The Times (London) &ldquo;It explodes into action so that the reader is hooked by the time he reaches the third page. . . . A superb storyteller.&rdquo; &mdash;Sunday Independent (Ireland) &ldquo;This exciting story, with its careful complexity and completeness&mdash;no loose ends&mdash;is a joy to read.&rdquo; &mdash;Publishers Weekly</div>

Painting the Darkness

<div>An international thriller set in eighteenth-century Europe by the &ldquo;master of the clever twist&rdquo; and acclaimed author of the James Maxted series (The Sunday Telegraph). It&rsquo;s January 1721, and London is still reeling from the recession caused by the greatest financial scandal of the age: the collapse of the South Sea Bubble. William Spandrel, a penniless mapmaker, is offered a rare chance to clear his debts. But Sir Theodore Janssen, a director of the South Sea Company, has one condition: Spandrel must secretly convey an important package to Amsterdam. Shortly after delivering the parcel, its recipient is killed. Then, barely surviving an attempt on his own life, Spandrel discovers that he is the prime suspect in the murder&mdash;and a pawn in a dangerous game. With British government agents and other foes on his trail, Spandrel&rsquo;s only chance of survival is to recover the package and place its contents in the hands of the right person. But determining who that is will be a deadly challenge . . . &ldquo;[A] picaresque tale of high adventure and low intrigue . . . The historical period is vividly conjured up and the narrative flows effortlessly . . . Engrossing storytelling of a very high order.&rdquo; &mdash;The Observer &ldquo;Hugely enjoyable . . . Totally entertaining.&rdquo; &mdash;Time Out</div>

Sea Change

<div>The international bestselling author of the James Maxted series delivers a twist-filled thriller of an ancient secret that threatens to shatter a family. Days Without Number is classic Robert Goddard: intricately plotted, richly detailed, and suspenseful to the very last page. Nick Paleologus, a coolly efficient Englishman, is summoned home to resolve a dispute that threatens to tear his family apart. His father, Michael, is a retired archaeologist and supposed descendent of the last Emperors of Byzantium. Michael has received a hugely generous offer for the family estate in Cornwall, but refuses to sell&mdash;and refuses to divulge why. Soon the stalemate between Nick&rsquo;s siblings and their father is tragically broken, and only then do they discover why their father was bound to protect the house at all costs. Their desperate efforts to conceal the truth drag them into a deadly conflict with an unseen and unknown enemy. Soon, Nick realizes the only chance they have of escaping their persecutor&rsquo;s trap is to hunt this ruthless adversary down. But the hunt involves excavating a terrible secret from their father&rsquo;s past. And once that secret is known, nothing will ever be the same again. &ldquo;The literary equivalent of a Russian doll puzzle. Secret upon secret is uncovered . . . Goddard has penned a real Byzantine-inspired head scratcher of a novel.&rdquo; &mdash;Bookreporter.com</div>

Days Without Number

<div>The third James Maxted thriller from the internationally bestselling author, &ldquo;a master of the sly double- and triple-cross&rdquo; (The Seattle Times). The Treaty of Versailles has finally been signed, officially ending the World War I peace negotiations, and the action shifts east, to Tokyo, where a team assembled at Max&rsquo;s behest anxiously awaits his arrival on the docks. The dashing Royal Flying Corps veteran turned secret service operative had arrived in Paris soon after the end of the Great War to investigate the suspicious death of his father, a British diplomat named Sir Henry, and soon plunged into a treacherous game of cat-and-mouse with the people behind his father&rsquo;s death: German spymaster Fritz Lemmer and the dark horse of the Japanese diplomatic contingent, Count Tomura. It is in Japan&mdash;where Sir Henry worked as a young government agent&mdash;that Max hopes to finally uncover the whole truth behind his father&rsquo;s murder and take down Lemmer&rsquo;s spy network once and for all. But what Max&rsquo;s cohort doesn&rsquo;t know is that his own storyline seems to have come to an end in a villa outside Marseilles. Stuck in limbo, the team decides to pursue their only lead&mdash;right into Lemmer&rsquo;s den. Loaded with death threats, knife fights, a kidnapping or two, and a coded list that has the power to dismantle whole governmental hierarchies, The Ends of the Earth is a masterful work of historical cut-and-thrust that tests the bonds of family and country to their very limit. &ldquo;Thrilling . . . The third and most satisfying entry in an excellent series of old-school spy thrillers.&rdquo; &mdash;Kirkus Reviews</div>

The Ends of the Earth

<div>The murder of a British diplomat in post-WWI Paris leads to &ldquo;a rip-roaring adventure&rdquo; in this historical spy thriller by the Edgar Award&ndash;winning author (Marilyn Stasio, The New York Times Book Review). In the spring of 1919, Paris is filled with delegates from around the world who are trying to hammer out the terms of peace after World War I. British diplomat Sir Henry Maxted is in charge of liaising with the Brazilians regarding seized ships. But before a deal is reached, Sir Henry turns up dead outside a Montparnasse apartment building, apparently having fallen from the roof. When his sons Max and Ashley arrive in Paris to collect the body, they suspect their father&rsquo;s death was no mere accident. But since the murder of a diplomat could be disastrous for the peace conference, no one is keen to ask questions&mdash;except Max. What begins as an innocent inquiry into his father&rsquo;s death soon leads Max, a Royal Flying Corps veteran, into a dangerous world of secret allegiances, international espionage, and double-crossing at the highest levels of government. How far is he willing to go to discover the truth about the death of a father he barely knew? And how much will the authorities&mdash;and others&mdash;let him find out before threatening his own life? The first novel in Robert Goddard&rsquo;s James Maxted Thrillers, The Ways of the World takes readers deep into the shadows of postwar Paris. &ldquo;Robert Goddard is the master of complex, tricky thrillers that dazzle with surprises . . . Another stellar performance.&rdquo; &mdash;The Sydney Morning Herald</div>

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The Corners of the Globe

Painting the Darkness

Sea Change

Days Without Number

The Ends of the Earth

The Ways of the World

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The Ends of the Earth

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