{"product_id":"9780143106326","title":"The Riddle of the Sands : A Record of Secret Service","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Childers, Erskine\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eModern \u0026amp; contemporary fiction (post c 1945)\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublished on 3 March 2011 by Penguin Books Ltd (Penguin Classics) in the United Kingdom.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback \/ softback | 352 pages\u003cbr\u003e196 x 128 x 15 | 274g\u003cp\u003eLoosely based on the author's own experiences, The Riddle of the Sands takes readers back to the early days of the twentieth century, when Britain shared a tense rivalry with the Kaiser's Germany. Tempted by the idea of duck shooting, Carruthers is lured by his friend Davies into a yachting expedition in the Baltic, only to discover that the itinerary involves more than killing fowl. Soon they're on a wild journey of intrigue, meeting danger at every turn, and ultimately unraveling Germany's secret plans to invade England. Tautly written and full of unexpected twists, this is a timeless work of espionage fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Childers, Erskine","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54261383626936,"sku":"9780143106326","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0509\/1953\/8872\/files\/9780143106326.jpg?v=1791380752","url":"https:\/\/octoberbooks.org\/products\/9780143106326","provider":"October Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}