The Riddle of the Sands
by Erskine Childers
Heart-filled action, The Mystery of the Sands is one of the oldest spy novels. The action of this fascinating story takes place in the period before the beginning of the First World War. The pearl of the thriller genre! During a sailing voyage in the Baltic Sea, two young spy adventurers uncover a secret German conspiracy to invade England. Written by Childers, who served in the Royal Navy during the First World War, as a wake-up call to the British government to participate in the defense of the North Sea, Mystery of the Sands completed this mission and has since been considered a classic of spy literature, praised for its maritime action as well as for its busy spy ship.
