The Riddle of the Sands
by Erskine Childers
1903
ISBN/ASIN: 184022178X
Number of pages: 390
Description:
A seminal work of spy fiction first published in 1903, when it caused a sensation in Britain. It is a vivid account of German preparations to invade England, released at a time when tensions between the countries were rising.
Download or read it online for free here:
Download link
(multiple formats)
Similar books
The Second Bat Guano War: a Hard-Boiled Spy Thrillerby J.M. Porup
Rats ate his baby while he partied in a disco. Now Horse is teaching English to criminals in Peru - plus doing the odd favor for the CIA. When his Agency contact goes missing, Horse uncovers his friend's involvement with a group of terrorists...
(6846 views)
The Gray Maskby Wadsworth Camp - Doubleday, Page & Company
Before Batman, The Green Hornet, or The Shadow, there was the Gray Mask! A thriller by Charles Wadsworth Camp, a reclusive American writer who served as a war correspondent during World War I, author of The Abandoned Room and Sinister Island.
(6876 views)
The International Spyby Allen Upward - ManyBooks
The author makes clear the sinking of the English fishing schooners by the Baltic fleet of Russia and brings in all kinds of events that seemed hallucinations when the story appeared serially, but which have since come true in startling manner.
(7020 views)
Not Exactly Innocentby Kathryn Judson - Smashwords
Triple-O Five and his bride are pulled back into action sooner than planned, when a mad Viking wannabe hires ethically-challenged bioweapons experts and a missile scientist who has gone rogue, in a bid to take over as much of the world as possible...
(4709 views)