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The Riddle of the Sands by Eskrine Childres

The Riddle of the Sands

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Eskrine Childres

Start Publishing LLC · Ebook · December 12, 2012

While on a sailing trip in the Baltic Sea, two young adventurers-turned-spies uncover a secret German plot to invade England.

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Who it’s for
A Baltic sailing trip brings nautical action into contact with secretive spycraft.
Genres
Spy Fiction, Sea Stories, Action & Adventure
Published
Start Publishing LLC, December 12, 2012

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About this book

While on a sailing trip in the Baltic Sea, two young adventurers-turned-spies uncover a secret German plot to invade England. Written by Childers—who served in the Royal Navy during World War I—as a wake-up call to the British government to attend to its North Sea defenses, The Riddle of the Sands accomplished that task and has been considered a classic of espionage literature ever since, praised as much for its nautical action as for its suspenseful spycraft.

Baltic Sea Sailing

A Baltic sailing trip brings nautical action into contact with secretive spycraft.

Come here for

  • Nautical action
  • Suspenseful spycraft

Expect

  • A sailing trip in the Baltic Sea
  • A secret German plot to invade England

Where it sits

Spy Fiction84%
Sea Stories65%
Action & Adventure20%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • The Classics
  • Spy Fiction
  • Suspense
Authors
Eskrine Childres
Publisher
Start Publishing LLC
Published
December 12, 2012
Format
Ebook
Reading lane
The Classics