Riddle of the Sands

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ISBN: 9780141181653

Products specifications

Attribute name	Attribute value
Author	Childers
Pub Date	03/06/1999
Binding	7
Pages	336

Publisher: PENGUIN BOOKS LTD

Availability: In stock

A spy thriller with a 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.

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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.