In the second thriller in Robert Goddard's skillfully plotted World War
I-era series, The Corners of the Globe, Max is sent on his first
mission for legendary German spy Fritz Lemmer--the man who claims
responsibility for the murder of Max's father. But as Max travels to
Scotland's remote Orkney Islands to collect a mysterious gray file from
a German navy captain, he must keep his true allegiances in mind.
Meanwhile, in Paris, Max's trusty sidekick and friend Sam Twentyman has
been promoted to chief mechanic for the British diplomatic fleet of
cars. All is going well until he receives warning that a nefarious
element in the Japanese delegation is stirring up trouble--and has
reason to believe Sam can help him get what he wants.
With the Germans about to enter the Paris peace negotiations, the need
for reconciliation among nations is greater than ever. But there is one
secret so explosive that it threatens to endanger the whole treaty, and
Max, playing a double-game, is intent on finding out what it is.