num_pages: 336
description: Brimming with heart-stopping action, "The Riddle of the Sands" is one the earliest spy novels. This spell-binding story is set in the period before the start of the First World War. It narrates the story of two friends' adventure as they stumble upon Germany's plans to invade England. A gem of the thriller genre
language: English
title: The Riddle of the Sands
titlecomplete: The Riddle of the Sands
characters: Bartels, Carruthers, Clara Dollmann, Dollmann, von Brüning, Arthur Davies, Böhme
genres: Fiction, War, Adventure, Mystery, Thriller, Literature, Classics, Historical Fiction, Espionage, Suspense
ratings_count: 6744
places: Kiel (Hauptstadt), Germany, Baltic Sea
publisher: Penguin UK