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Closed Circle [Import] [Paperback]

Robert Goddard (Author)

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Product Details

Paperback: 432 pages
Publisher: Corgi Adult; New Ed edition (1994)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0552138401
ISBN-13: 978-0552138406
Product Dimensions: 4.2 x 1.1 x 7 inches
Shipping Weight: 8.5 ounces

Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)

Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,981,346 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars THE MOVING FINGER WRITES, AND HAVING WRIT MOVES ON.., March 18, 2007

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If you are a fan of Agatha Christie or Daphne DuMaurier's early works, you will enjoy this "period piece" by Goddard. Although published in 1993 it possesses the atomospheric and evocative flavor of the 1930's (the era in which it is set).

We are pulled into the lives of two con-men, Guy and Max, friends since their college days, as a chance meeting results in a set of circumstances that threatens not only their friendship but their very lives.

A conspiracy cover-up, love, murder, avarice and betrayal are all wrapped up in this tantalizing little tale.

Goddard takes advantage of his personal knowledge of history (he taught at Cambridge)in developing a story that is credible and ingenious.(Maybe things really did happen as he imagines.)

Once again, he has delivered an entertaining tome that will keep you spellbound.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Like Watching a Hitchcock Movie, May 22, 2000

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Robert Goddard's books are all pretty much alike - and they're all pretty good: Crimes committed in the past coming back to haunt the protagonists later on.

Written in beautiful prose, the likeable and believable characters in Mr. Goddard's novels stumble through twists and turns, uncovering truths that turn out to be lies in the end.

A lot of research and a great feel for the times that the story takes place in (the 1930's in this case) are another trademark of Mr. Goddard's skills.

Reading any Robert Goddard novel is like watching a Hitchcock movie, and "Closed Circle" is one of the best.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Love, murders, lies and more..., November 14, 2004

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This novel starts as a naive story with two crooks trying to find an easy way to make money - the only way they know. but slowly the plot becomes complicated and opens a Pandora box which free secrets one after the other...

I couldn't put the book down until I finish it all - till the surprising epilogue...

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5.0 out of 5 stars Another suspenseful adventure by Mr Goddard
Mr Goddard's novel is set in England in 1931. Two "unprincipled adventurers who understand the value of nothing except money", Max Wingate and Guy Horton, are returning back to... Read more

Published on February 19, 2005 by HORAK

4.0 out of 5 stars Lies, betrayals, and mysteries
Things are never quite the way they seem in this unpretentious, easy read. Goddard moves the story along quickly. Read more

Published on October 16, 2004 by Marco J. Schumacher

4.0 out of 5 stars ** Not quite as good as some of his other titles **
This was the third Goddard title I read .. & I was a little disappointed. I wouldn't recommend reading this title first .. Read more

Published on October 17, 2000 by jeanplaidyfan

4.0 out of 5 stars A beautifl ending
I have been a book addict since little and specailly a mistery novel fan. Recently, I often got so bored with junk publication of mystery novels but When I first encountered his... Read more

Published on February 9, 2000

3.0 out of 5 stars Good for a long journey
Two con men try their luck at seducing an heiress in the hope that her father will buy the lucky one off, only to find that they are the prey rather than the predators. Read more

Published on January 9, 2000 by Jules

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful!
I picked this up because I had read British author Goddard was a master at writing a clever plot and was, in fact, called "the prince of plotting". Read more

Published on October 8, 1998 by ZP

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Concentric Alliance, Fabian Charnwood, Amber Court, Aunt Vita, Miss Charnwood, Charnwood Investments, Diana Charnwood, Franz Ferdinand, George Duggan, Fleet Street, Villa Primavera, Hildebrand Lightfoot, New York, Chief Inspector Hornby, Phoenix Park, Dun Laoghaire, Max Wingate, Empress of Britain, Guy Horton, Maundy Gregory, Aubrey Wingate, Black Hand, Great War, Lord Grey, Miss Vita

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Hand in Glove by Robert Goddard in Front Matter (1), and Front Matter (2)
Debt of Dishonour: Debt of Dishonour by Robert Goddard in Front Matter (1), and Front Matter (2)
Past Caring by Robert Goddard in Front Matter (1), and Front Matter (2)
Painting the Darkness: A Novel by Robert Goddard in Front Matter
In Pale Battalions: In Pale Battalions by Robert Goddard in Front Matter

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Wealth and Rebellion: Elsie Clews Parsons, Anthropologist and Folklorist (Publication of the American Folklore Society. New Series) by Rosemary Zumwalt in Front Matter

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