Bøger af Robert Goddard

This book provides a critical assessment of the development of the Stewardship Code 2020, which sets out principles regarding the role of institutional investors in corporate governance.

LIES.SECRETS.REVELATIONS.1919 The truth has never been in such short supplyEx-flying ace James Max Maxted s attempt to uncover the secret behind the death of his father, Sir Henry Maxted, has seemingly ended in failure and his own death.Unaware of Max s fate, the team continue to pursue their only lead, travelling to Japan in search of a mysterious prisoner held by Sir Henry s old enemy, Count Tomura. Once there, they encounter former German spymaster, Fritz Lemmer, now rebuilding his spy network in the service of a new, more sinister cause.The quest Max embarked on in Paris will reach its dizzying end at Tomura's castle in the mountains of Honshu - and the full truth of what occurred thirty years before will finally be laid bare

Soon people are going to come knocking on the door, people with motives and secrets of their own, who will be asking Blake the sort of questions she can't - or won't - want to answer.

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.

Thirteen years ago, surgeon Edward Hammond performed a life saving operation on a Serbian gangster, Dragan Gazi. Gazi is now standing trial for war crimes in the international court in The Hague. After his life was saved, his men went on to slaughter thousands in the Balkan civil wars. Now Gazi's family want more from him.

And Rupe has hired a private detective to try and trace an American called Townley, who was involved in a mysterious death thirty years before.No sooner has Lance decided that whatever Rupe was up to is far too risky to get involved in, than he finds that he already is involved.

Recovering from the tragic death of his wife, Tony Sheridan goes to stay with his sister-in-law, Lucy, and her husband.Their home is a bizarre moated house deep in the Rutland countryside, known as Otherways. Disturbed by memories of his wife, and a growing attraction to Lucy, Sheridan is also troubled by weird and vivid dreams.

Da barndomsvennen Nicky Lanyon findes hængt i et træ, beslutter Chris Napier at efterforske sin families fortid og Nickys fars dødsdom for mordet på Chris' bedstefar. Hans familie begynder at opføre sig gådefuldt, og det er efterhånden med fare for sit eget liv at Chris graver i sagen og efterprøver vennens påstand om faderens uskyld.

Harry søger sandheden om en ukendt søn, der ligger i insulin-chok - måske uforskyldt, men i stedet for en løsning dukker flere mysterier op, og Harry befinder sig i et net af sammensværgelser.

Da Harry Barnett får at vide, at hans voksne søn, David, er indlagt og i coma, føler han sig temmelig mystificeret: han anede ikke, han havde en søn. Harry indser dog hurtigt, at det har sin rigtighed. Denne indsigt rejser imidlertid flere spørgsmål end den besvarer. Hvorfor har David taget eller fået en overdosis insulin, når han er midt i en særdeles lovende karriere? Og er der et sammenfald mellem Davids bevidstløshed og en række dødsfald blandt hans unge kolleger? Harrys forsøg på at opklare sammenhængen fører ham fra England til København og videre til USA. Undervejs går det mere og mere op for ham, at alt imens han forfølger sin sag, er der andre, der forfølger ham. "Begavet underholdning af bedste kvalitet ... Man kan kun misunde de læsere, der endnu har til gode at stifte bekendtskab med Robert Goddard." - Lars Ole Sauerberg, Jyllands-Posten.

En underholdende og overbevisende pastiche på en victoriansk thriller. Da William Trenchard den 1. oktober 1882 sidder piberygende i haven til sit herskabshus i London har han ingen grund til at tro, at hans bekvemme tilværelse om få sekunder omstyrtes totalt. Men det gør den, da James Norton, der tidligere var forlovet med Trenchards hustru og angiveligt tog sig af dage i 1871, pludselig dukker op - fast besluttet på at vinde både sin baronetsrang, sit herresæde og sin forlovede tilbage."Hans bedste bog. Medrivende og slet og ret hårrejsende uhyggelig. Blændende diskret, men kolossalt effektiv gyser om svigt, løgn og bedrag i tre generationer." - Jakob Levinsen, Berlingske Tidende.

Da den aldrende, enlige og temmelig rige Beatrix Abberley en nat bliver slået ned og dræbt i sit hus, tyder alt på et banalt indbrud med fatal udgang. Imidlertid præsenteres den myrdedes niece Charlotte kort tid efter begravelsen for en forsker, der skriver på en biografi om Beatrix' søster, den berømte, nu afdøde digter Tristram Abberley. Forskeren er på udkig efter en samling breve, som Tristram angiveligt sendte Beatrix fra borgerkrigen i Spanien. Beatrix har gjort alt for at skjule disse breve, og Charlottes eftersøgning bliver begyndelsen på afsløringen af en forfærdelig forbrydelse.

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Lancelot Bradley, kaldet Lance, bliver på sin vel hyppigt besøgte stampub bedt om at spore sin barndomsven, Rupe, som synes forsvundet. Rupe har engang reddet Lances liv, så han føler sig forpligtet til at forsøge. Det står hurtigt klart, at Rupe har været involveret i noget. Han har åbenbart bedraget sit firma i Tokyo og Lance er nødt til at sætte efter ham. I Berlin og siden Japan og San Francisco og tilbage i London kommer Lance flere gange i livsfare, og hans hjælpere bliver én efter én skudt ned. Oversat fra engelsk efter Dying to Tell af Claus Bech

Fotografen Ian Jarett er på arbejde i Wien. Her møder han Marian Esguard, der bliver hans store kærlighed. Da de skal genforenes i London, dukker hun ikke op, og den eneste Marian Esguard, han kan finde frem til, forsvandt tilbage i 1838. Hans videre søgen fører ham på sporet af den psykisk syge Eris Moberly, men også hun er som sunket i jorden.

For at komme sig over sin kones død flytter Tony Sheridan for en tid ind hos sin svoger og svigerinde i deres cirkelrunde hus Otherways. Men huset viser sig at have en uhyggelig virkning på beboerne. Et mord begået i huset i 1939 synes stadig at give genlyd mellem væggene, og da Tony sætter sig for at efterforske huset og dets historie, indser han for sent, at hans indsats kan komme til at øge listen af ofre - og at hans nærmeste måske vil være iblandt dem.

A spellbinding tale of love, murder, and betrayal, this is the story of two English scam artists, Guy Horton and Max Wingate, and their plan to con the beautiful daughter of a wealthy munitions dealer.When two con men, traveling to England in 1931 aboard a transatlantic liner, decide to fleece a wealthy heiress, they become enmeshed in a deep and dangerous mystery involving betrayal, deceit, and intricate political machination.

Dead friends, lost lovers and a family dynasty hell-bent on self- destruction lie buried there. But if he is to uncover the truth, he must confront all the secrets which have consumed his life, and which may yet consume him...

When Tim Harding agrees to do a friend a favour by bidding for an antique ring at an auction on his behalf, he is unaware of the secrets tied up with it - secrets that date back three hundred years. But the ring is stolen before it can be sold, and a shocking murder follows.

Harry Barnett thought he had left his military career behind, so he is startled when two figures from his past turn up on his doorstep after fifty years. An old friend has organised the reunion to end all reunions: a weekend in the Scottish castle where the ex-comrades took part in a psychological experiment many years before.

Trenchard fears the loss of his wife's affections, but he is forced to plumb the depths of his own despair before the dark secrets of the Davenall family can finally - shockingly - be revealed...

For actor Toby Flood, Brighton is the final week of a long tour. She asks Toby, for old times' sake, to find out what is going on. Alarmingly he discovers a sinister connection with Jenny's new partner.

A man sits outside the Red Lion pub, waiting. In one swift movement, the running man grabs the youngest child and carries her away. Still the man outside the pub does not react. The man outside the pub jumps up... The tragedy begins at Avebury.