The Riddle of the Sands: A Record of Secret Service Recently Achieved Erskine Childers "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." |
