"The first modern thriller," Riddle of the Sands enjoyed immense popularity when first published and has been named the second best spy novel of all time by The Daily Telegraph and one of the ten classic spy novels by The Guardian . Best-selling author Ken Follett describes it as "an open-air adventure thriller about two young men who stumble upon a German armada preparing to invade England."
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"The first modern thriller," Riddle of the Sands enjoyed immense popularity when first published and has been named the second best spy novel of all time by The Daily Telegraph and one of the ten classic spy novels by The Guardian . Best-selling author Ken Follett describes it as "an open-air adventure thriller about two young men who stumble upon a German armada preparing to invade England."
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Good. Good condition. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included.
THIS IS A GREAT READ. TOO BAD CHILDERS DID NOT WRITE MORE. I ALSO HAVE THE VIDEO--GOOD MOVIE. ACCURATE. GOOD EXAMPLE OF ONE-ON-ONE AND SUSPENSEFUL STORY.
Tompy
Mar 31, 2011
A good story
This was billed as the first of the spy stories, and it lived up to that quite well. Also if you like sea stories you would enjoy it just for that. The characters were well developed, and the plot quite suspenseful.
simor
Oct 1, 2009
I was first introduced to Riddle of the Sands as a young girl; over the years I have taken it from the library every so often to reread and finally decided I should own a copy. Anyone who enjoys suspenseful adventure/spy stories free of modern, super-hero flash will love this jewel. (Having some sailing experience does help.)