| The Riddle of the Sands Contributor(s): Childers, Erskine (Author) |
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ISBN: 1617201324 ISBN-13: 9781617201325 Publisher: SMK Books OUR PRICE: $11.39 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Classics - Fiction | Thrillers - Espionage |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Lexile Measure: 1100 |
| Physical Information: 0.62" H x 6" W x 9" (0.89 lbs) 274 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Riddle of the Sands: A Record of Secret Service is an early example of the espionage novel, with a strong underlying theme of militarism. Carruthers, a minor official in the Foreign Office is contacted by an acquaintance, Davies, asking him to join in a yachting holiday in the German Frisian islands. Carruthers agrees, as his other plans for a holiday have fallen through. He arrives to find that Davies has a small sailing boat, not the comfortable crewed yacht that he expected. Davies gradually reveals that he suspects that the Germans are undertaking something sinister in the area |