About the Series
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.
As the authorities try to pass it off as a bizarre accident, ex-RFC flying ace, James 'Max' Maxted is convinced otherwise and throws himself headfirst into the dark heart of a seemingly impenetrable mystery - hellbent on uncovering the truth.
With friends indistinguishable from foes, the only way is to keep pushing . . . until you can see who's pushing back!
THE CORNERS OF THE GLOBE Spring, 1919
Max Maxted has left Paris after avenging the murder of his father, Sir Henry Maxted, convinced the only man who knows about the mysterious events leading up to his death is elusive German spymaster, Fritz Lemmer.
To find out more, he turns double agent and is despatched by Lemmer to the Orkney Isles to gain possession of a document secreted aboard one of the German battleships interned in Scapa Flow. But the information the document contains is so explosive Max is forced to break cover and embark on a desperate and dangerous race south.
Max can trust no-one and the stakes could not be higher. It is life and death for all concerned.
THE ENDS OF THE EARTH July, 1919
Max Maxted's attempt to uncover the secret behind the death of his father has seemingly ended in failure - and his own death.
Unaware of Max's fate, the team continue to pursue their only lead, travelling to Japan in search of a mysterious prisoner held by Sir Henry's old enemy, Count Tomura. Once there, they encounter former German spymaster, Fritz Lemmer, now rebuilding his spy network in the service of a new, more sinister cause.
The quest Max embarked on in Paris will reach its dizzying end at Tomura's castle in the mountains of Honshu - and the full truth of what occurred thirty years before will finally be laid bare . . .
Staff Reader, Mrs Humphrys, has reviewed The World Wide Trilogy by Robert Goddard, here's what she has to say about it:
Who doesn’t like a good mystery? After all life is full of mysteries - for example the mystery of where I put my car keys on a Monday morning! Seriously though, I love a plot with a twist and the element of unknown. Well this series offers you just that.
So, if like me, you enjoy a crime thriller, Robert Goddard’s World Wide Trilogy featuring James Maxted as the hero, will keep you on the edge of your seat. The first novel The Ways of the World is set in Paris just after the first world war. It begins with the mysterious death of a British diplomat, which the authorities try to cover up as suicide. The diplomat happens to be Maxted’s father. Maxted, a daredevil pilot in the Great War, hears of his father’s death and immediately knows there has been a mistake; he travels to Paris to uncover the truth.
Here he is plunged headfirst into a puzzle which seems to have no conclusion. His search leads him not only back to London and Paris, but far north to the Orkney Isles tracking down German Battleships and finally over to the Far East, narrowly escaping death and torture a number of times.
Was Sir Henry Maxted’s death linked to the German spymaster, Fritz Lemmer? Does James recover the secret document aboard the battleship? And who is the elusive Singe?
If you want to know the answers to these questions you’ll just have to read this action packed trilogy for yourself!