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The Ways of the World

By: Robert Goddard
Narrated by: Elliot Chapman
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1919. 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. 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 time is the mysterious death of a senior member of their delegation. So, when Sir Henry Maxted falls from the roof of his mistress’ apartment building in unexplained circumstances, their first instinct is to suppress all suspicious aspects of the event.

But Sir Henry’s son, ex Royal Flying Corps ace James ‘Max’ Maxted, has other ideas. He resolves to find out how and why his father died - even if this means disturbing the impression of harmonious calm which the negotiating teams have worked so hard to maintain. In a city where countries are jostling for position at the crossroads of history and the stakes could hardly be higher, it is difficult to tell who is a friend and who a foe.

And Max will soon discover just how much he needs friends, as his search for the truth sucks him into the dark heart of a seemingly impenetrable mystery.

©2013 Robert Goddard (P)2019 Audible, Ltd Crime Fiction Espionage International Mystery & Crime Mystery Spies & Politics Thriller & Suspense Fiction Exciting Suspense Crime

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Schoolboy French pronunciation, but otherwise well narrated and a rattling good adventure thriller that keeps the reader's excitement at a high pitch throughout.

Edge-of-the-seat adventure

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This is a good tale but was spoilt for me by the narration which I found really grated on me. I've listened to other Robert Goddard books with ease so I was disappointed to find this one so difficult to cope with

Interesting story but........

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A good Whodunnit. Lots of twist and turns. All set in and around the Paris Peace Conference.
Well written and well read.

Throughly entertaining Audible book

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The story took quite some time to get going. It was not aided by the narrator who seem to emphasise the wrong parts of a sentence or a phrase and sometimes his pronunciation was somewhat limited. He spoke with aggression and clipped tones throughout.

Have patience

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An excellent story. Very well read. Now on to the next book in the series...

Superb

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