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The Ends of the Earth

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by Robert Goddard
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The third James Maxted thriller from the internationally bestselling author, “a master of the sly double- and triple-cross” (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’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’s death: German spymaster Fritz Lemmer and the dark horse of the Japanese diplomatic contingent, Count Tomura. It is in Japan—where Sir Henry worked as a young government agent—that Max hopes to finally uncover the whole truth behind his father’s murder and take down Lemmer’s spy network once and for all. But what Max’s cohort doesn’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—right into Lemmer’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.
 
“Thrilling . . . The third and most satisfying entry in an excellent series of old-school spy thrillers.” —Kirkus Reviews

  • Creators

  • Series

    James Maxted

  • Publisher

  • Release date

    September 1, 2018

  • Formats

    • Kindle Book

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      • ISBN: 9780802189530
      • File size: 2583 KB

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      • ISBN: 9780802189530
      • File size: 2934 KB

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Publisher's Weekly

      March 20, 2017
      Set shortly after the action of 2016’s The Corners of the Globe, Edgar-winner Goddard’s solid third James Maxted thriller finds the former English WWI flying ace in Japan pursuing the enemies responsible for the death of his diplomat father: German spymaster Fritz Lemmer and Japanese diplomat Tomura Iwazu. A plan to expose Lemmer’s spy organization takes an unexpected deadly turn, and by the end, his companions scattered and his preparations destroyed, Max must face his greatest enemy alone. Characterization and dialogue are top-notch, but the Japanese setting stays largely unremarked, save for numerous references to the oppressive heat, and lacking in period details. Max and Lemmer make great foils, though Tomura is barely a presence even on his home turf. The tentative climax prepares the way for the next installment. Readers will look forward to seeing these characters spar again. Agent: Mel Berger, William Morris Endeavor Entertainment.

Formats

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  • English

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