I’ve been a fan of Robert Goddard since reading his first novel Past Caring in 1986. He is a hard-working author producing regular novels, and I admit I got out of the habit of buying them. Until I picked up The Corners of the Globe which I quickly realised was part two of a series. So to book one, The Ways of the World. I wasn’t disappointed. Not for nothing is Robert Goddard called ‘the king of the triple-cross.’ The setting is post-Great War, pre-World War Two. Max, aka James Maxted, goes to Paris to investigate the strange circumstances of his father’s death. He stumbles into a melee of Government secrets, inter-war political wrangling, love affairs and assassinations. I warmed to Max straight away and just as quickly disliked his brother. It is a time of high politics, politicians are jostling to make their mark, and there is already a sense that war may come again.
Suffice to say, that by the end of book 1, various ends are left untied, new questions posed, and I was left wanting to read more. So after finishing this, I quickly started reading The Corners of the Globe again.

Read my reviews of Goddard’s other books:-
THE CORNERS OF THE GLOBE #2WIDEWORLD
THE ENDS OF THE EARTH #3WIDEWORLD
PANIC ROOM
THE FINE ART OF INVISIBLE DETECTION
THIS IS THE NIGHT THEY COME FOR YOU

If you like this, try:-
‘A Hero in France’ by Alan Furst
‘The Aftermath’ by Rhidian Brook
‘Dominion’ by CJ Sansom

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