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Days without Number (Hardcover)

by Robert Goddard (Author)
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  • Hardcover: 384 pages
  • Publisher: Bantam Press (1 May 2003)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0593047591
  • ISBN-13: 978-0593047590
  • Product Dimensions: 23.4 x 16.2 x 3.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 655,720 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Nick Paleologus is summoned to the unyielding bosom of his family to help resolve a dispute which threatens to set his brothers and sisters against their aged and irascible father. Michael Paleologus, retired archaeologist and supposed descendent of the last Emperors of Byzantium, lives alone at Trennor, a remote and rambling house on the Cornish bank of the Tamar. A ridiculously generous offer has been made for the house, but he refuses to sell despite the urgings of his children, for whom the proceeds would solve a variety of problems. Nick accomplished little in the role of mediator, but the stalemate is soon tragically broken. Only then do Nick and his siblings discover why their father was bound at all costs to reject the offer and what may really be the motives of the prospective buyer. Their increasingly desperate efforts to conceal the truth drag them into a deadly conflict with an unseen and unknown enemy, who seems as determined to force them into a confrontation with their family's past as he is to conceal his own identity. Late in the day, perhaps too late, Nick realizes that the only way to escape from the trap their persecutor has set for them is to hunt him down, wherever - and whoever - he may be. But the hunt involves excavating a terrible secret from their father's archaeological career. And once that secret is known, nothing will ever be the same again.


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Days without Number is another classic Robert Goddard mystery, intricate, fascinating and deeply satisfying to the very last page --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Days Without Number, 22 Jul 2003
By John Paul Mckew "paul m" (Benfleet) - See all my reviews
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As with all of Robert Goddard's books the story revolves about betrayal and secrets from the past shattering the present day life of the main character. In Days Without Number, Nick Paleologus find his family torn apart following a mysterious offer to buy their family farmhouse and in true Goddard style plots and conspiracy run deep.
However, this latest offering from Goddard has more in common with his later books, in which the plots are shallower and loose ends proliferate.
For those familiar with Goddard work, a good read for the beach or train. For newcomers, start with In Pale Battalions or Borrowed Time.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A rich and wonderful novel, 24 Mar 2004
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This review is from: Days without Number (Paperback)
This rates as one of the best thrillers I have ever read, but the writing is so good that it deserves the more distinguished title of 'novel'.
Goddard builds up a carefully layered mystery. The individual characters of the Paleologus family are well delineated; the Cornish setting is beautifully realised (after reading this book I want to visit Cornwall); and the story just builds and builds. It is mesmeric.
I have read a lot of thrillers which promise twists and turns galore but just seem vacuous and artificial by the end. An indication of how much this novel is worth is that I got so involved with the characters and setting that when the narrative began to gather pace, and the whole puzzle started to emerge, I was genuinely surprised.
This really is wonderful entertainment. Intelligent, rich, and satisfying. I intend to start reading all of Robert Goddard's works now.
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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Days Without Number, 28 Jun 2003
By C Jones (Ely, Cambs United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
A stunningly intriguing read which will keep you gripped from the first page to the last. Based on a well thought through storyline with the "hero" being a everyday flawed person with an extraordinary need to seek the truth and do the right thing. The relationships and interactions between the characters leads you into attempting to imagine what they are thinking and implying behind the words and conversations they are actually having, a talent from the writer greatly apprciated by this reader. The ending is not quite as expected and still leaves you thinking and pondering on what could be, so please do not be tempted to guess the conclusion just enjoy the experience of arriving at the last few pages. If you have never read a Robert Goddard book before this is an excellent and highly recommended one to start with and I'll guarantee that you will soon be wanting to expand your Goddard collection. If you are already a Robert Goddard reader then this will be as good a read as you have come to expect.
Don't pick up this book unless you have the time to read it from cover to cover, as I can assure you that you won't be wanting to put it down.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Intriguing
This is about the 6th novel of Robert Goddards that I have read so far. His books all revolve around large extended families that have secrets buried in their past. Read more
Published 14 months ago by J. Robson

3.0 out of 5 stars A tale of two genres
For the first 350 pages of what should probably have been a 370 page novel (rather than 450), I really thought that this was the best novel that Robert Goddard have ever written... Read more
Published 20 months ago by Simon Harper

4.0 out of 5 stars Some secrets are better left with the dead.........
This is the type of novel that Robert Goddard excells at. A mystery thriller wrapped around a historical conundrum, and he was on good form when he wrote this in 2003. Read more
Published on 15 Aug 2007 by richard Brown

2.0 out of 5 stars Confusing, preposterous and ultimately gibberish
This was my first Goddard, so I wasn't really sure what to expect. I knew that he writes a lot about fractured families, and that there's usually some element of mystery involved... Read more
Published on 5 April 2007 by Orange Prose

3.0 out of 5 stars A twisty tale
Nicholas Paleologus and his deceased brothers and sisters are the descendents of the last emperor of Byzantium. Read more
Published on 1 Feb 2007 by Philippe Horak

2.0 out of 5 stars Pedestrian, and then preposterous!
Judging by the other reviews, this book seems to divide people along love it / hate it. To be honest, it didn't really affect me so much that I felt so strongly about it either... Read more
Published on 7 Oct 2006 by Hooligween

4.0 out of 5 stars Impressive (again)
This must be the 3rd book or so by Goddard I've read and they seem to just keep getting better (or at the very least maintain the same high standard). Read more
Published on 21 Jul 2006 by Didier

5.0 out of 5 stars Best Yet
I have read most of the Robert Goddard novels, and I believe this to be his best yet. I couldn't put it down.
Published on 16 May 2006 by Wendy Keefe

5.0 out of 5 stars Forget the Da Vinci Code
This book predates the Da Vinci Code by a couple of years. It uses the identical historical background, but it is more beleivably described (but still a little unlikely. Read more
Published on 8 Nov 2005 by Bob Carlsen

4.0 out of 5 stars Smarter than smart
Nick is faced with his family, which is bad enough, then with a family tragedy, leading to unexpectedly criminal events, and to top it off with someone who is smarter than he is... Read more
Published on 12 Jan 2004 by L. Duran-Camfferman

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