The Riddle of the Sands

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Erskine, Childers

Thrillers & Suspense

PENGUIN BOOKS LTD, UK

<p>Childers' lone masterpiece, "The Riddle of the Sands", considered the first modern spy thriller, is recognisable as the brilliant forerunner of the realism of Graham Greene and John le Carre. Its unique flavour comes from its fine characterization, richly authentic background of inshore sailing and vivid evocation of the late 1890s - an atmosphere of mutual suspicion and intrigue that was soon to lead to war.</p>

Literature & Fiction

British & Irish

Penguin Classics

Penguin Books, Ltd.

Riddle of the Sands

Oxford University Press

A thriller first published in 1903, from the author of THE SHADOW IN THE SANDS. Bored with work at the Foreign Office, a young man accepts his friend's invitation to go on a sailing holiday in the Baltic. However, he quickly discovers that the real purpose of the trip is espionage, as they both struggle to prevent a German invasion.

Classics

HarperCollins Publishers, Ltd

Sidg. & J

New English Library

The Riddle Of The Sands

BOOKS-ON-TAPE, INC.

Contemporary

Feature

<p>This novel pitches two amateur sailors-cum-sleuths against the secret forces of mighty Germany, before World War I. Powers of deduction and navigational skills prove important in uncovering a plot which threatens personal and national security.</p>

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