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The Riddle of the Sands

Mystery and Thriller

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Historical Fiction

The Riddle of the Sands

Spy ThrillerBy Erskine Childers

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The Riddle of the Sands

Length12h 6m

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Carruthers, a minor official in the Foreign Office, is contacted by an acquaintance, Davies, asking him to join in a yachting holiday in the Baltic Sea. Carruthers agrees, as his other plans for a holiday have fallen through. As they sail off Davies gradually reveals that he suspects that the Germans are undertaking something sinister in the German Frisian islands. This is based on his belief that he was nearly wrecked by a German yacht luring him into a shoal in rough weather during a previous trip. Davies is suspicious about what would motivate the Germans to try to kill him. Having failed to interest anyone in the government in the incident, he feels it is his patriotic duty to investigate further – hence the invitation to Carruthers.

Espionage Thriller Conspiracy Mystery Political Intrigue Adventure Journey Hidden Identity Betrayal Detective

Audiobook details

GenreMystery and Thriller, Historical Fiction

Length12 hrs 6 mins

Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices

FormateBook with Audio

Publish dateJul 16, 2018

LanguageEnglish

Table of contents

1The Riddle of the Sands

1715. Bensersiel

2Preface

1816. Commander von Brüning

31. The Letter

1917. Clearing the Air

42. The ‘Dulcibella’

2018. Imperial Escort

53. Davies

2119. The Rubicon

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64. Retrospect

2220. The Little Drab Book

75. Wanted, a North Wind

2321. Blindfold to Memmert

86. Schlei Fiord

2422. The Quartette

97. The Missing Page

2523. A Change of Tactics

108. The Theory

2624. Finesse

119. I Sign Articles

2725. I Double Back

1210. His Chance

2826. The Seven Siels

1311. The Pathfinders

2927. The Luck of the Stowaway

1412. My Initiation

3028. We Achieve our Double Aim

1513. The Meaning of our Work

31Epilogue

1614. The First Night in the Islands

32Postscript (March 1903)

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