description: A thriller first published in 1903, from the author of THE SHADOW IN THE SANDS. Bored with work at the Foreign Office, a young man accepts his friend's invitation to go on a sailing holiday in the Baltic. However, he quickly discovers that the real purpose of the trip is espionage, as they both struggle to prevent a German invasion.
language: English
title: The Riddle of the Sands
titlecomplete: The Riddle of the Sands
characters: von Brüning, Dollmann, Arthur Davies, Bartels, Carruthers, Clara Dollmann, Böhme
genres: Mystery, Fiction, Thriller, Suspense, Classics, Espionage, War, Historical Fiction, Literature, Adventure
ratings_count: 6745
places: Germany, Kiel (Hauptstadt), Baltic Sea
publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd