Intersection: Paris, 1919

The Wide World Trilogy #0.5

by Robert Goddard

A digital exclusive prologue to Robert Goddard’s new thriller, The Ways of the World.

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.

Genres: Historical Fiction, Suspense, Historical, Mystery, Espionage

15 pages, Kindle Edition

First published June 17, 2013

About the author

In a writing career spanning more than twenty years, Robert Goddard's novels have been described in many different ways - mystery, thriller, crime, even historical romance. He is the master of the plot twist, a compelling and engrossing storyteller and one of the best known advocates for the traditional virtues of pace, plot and narrative drive.

Reviews

[Debbie Robson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Intersection: Paris, 1919 is a digital and free prologue serving as an introduction to Goddard’s trilogy The Wide World. I love the cover and am particularly interested in Paris during that time and into the 1920s. I thought I would have a look at this very short ebook and then decide later whether to embark on the trilogy.
Of course, because of Goddard’s excellent, readable prose and the atmosphere of Paris in 1919 that he evokes, the inevitable happened. I followed on reading the first short chapter of the trilogy which is included and swiftly purchased the first book in the Wide World Trilogy, The Ways of the World.
I’m back under Goddard’s spell again. I really do think he is an underrated writer. I’ve just realised looking back through Intersection how gentle but prophetic these lines are about Henry Maxted.
“He glances up at the blank grey sky and the mansarded rooftops on either side and follows with his eye the flight of a pigeon across the space between them.
The bird does not fear falling. The bird has wings. And so does hope.”
Intriguing and hard to resist.

[Snoakes · Rating 4 out of 5]

You don't need to read this before you read The Ways of the World - in fact I read it after. It gives you a little more insight into one of the characters. Very short, & includes the first chapter of the novel.
I'm a completist, so I had to read it!

[Maggie Hesseling · Rating 4 out of 5]

A great little prologue. I love this series! Charming and mysterious, this prologue is a great start to Ways of the World. And if you haven't read the series, that's okay too! It's a great stand-alone. You're immediately sucked into the characters and the situation as well as the times. A must read for any crime or historical thriller lover!

[Brian Williams · Rating 4 out of 5]

A short teaser for the trilogy -- it does not give much of the story away -- but sets the stage for the first book, set in Paris. While I think you can skip it without missing anything of the story, it also introduces you to Robert Goddard's writing style and the atmosphere of Paris 1919.

[Kim · Rating 4 out of 5]

Only a prologue chapter to The Ways of the World trilogy but would have been better to have known about it, and indeed read it, before starting Book One - but it was only advertised at the END of The first book!