{"product_id":"9781509843152","title":"The Riddle of the Sands","description":"One of the first great spy novels,  \u003ci\u003eThe Riddle of the Sands\u003c\/i\u003e  is set during the long, suspicious years leading up to the First World War. In spite of good prospects in the Foreign Office, sardonic civil servant Carruthers is finding it hard to endure the boredom of his life in London. He accepts an invitation from a college friend, Davies, a shyly intrepid yachtsman, and joins him on a sailing holiday in the Baltic and there, amidst the sunshine and bright blue seas, they discover a German plot to invade England…\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e The Riddle of the Sands reflects the Anglo-German rivalry of the early 20th century, and the intricacy of its conception and its lucid detail make it a classic of its genre.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFeaturing maps drawn from Childers’ originals and an afterword by Ned Halley.","brand":"Erskine Childers","offers":[{"title":"Pan Macmillan - MCL |  Hardback  |  2018-05-04","offer_id":45521803116799,"sku":"9781509843152","price":24.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0329\/9075\/7001\/files\/BNCImageAPI_c47c4284-ed76-4396-9321-8e137515a5b8.jpg?v=1716493578","url":"https:\/\/riverbookshop.com\/products\/9781509843152","provider":"River Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}