num_pages: 336
description: 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.
language: English
title: The Riddle of the Sands
titlecomplete: The Riddle of the Sands
characters: Böhme, Dollmann, von Brüning, Bartels, Arthur Davies, Clara Dollmann, Carruthers
genres: Literature, Suspense, Classics, Espionage, Adventure, Thriller, War, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Mystery
ratings_count: 6744
places: Baltic Sea, Germany, Kiel (Hauptstadt)
publisher: Modern Library