The Riddle of the Sands - Childers, Erskine
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Considered one of the first modern spy novels, this tale of espionage and adventure is set against the backdrop of the North Sea's treacherous waters. When two British yachtsmen stumble upon a secret German plot, they are drawn into a dangerous game of intrigue and pursuit. Childers, blending meticulous detail with suspense, crafts a narrative that is both a thrilling adventure and a prophetic warning of the rising tensions in Europe before World War I.

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Considered one of the first modern spy novels, this tale of espionage and adventure is set against the backdrop of the North Sea's treacherous waters. When two British yachtsmen stumble upon a secret German plot, they are drawn into a dangerous game of intrigue and pursuit. Childers, blending meticulous detail with suspense, crafts a narrative that is both a thrilling adventure and a prophetic warning of the rising tensions in Europe before World War I.
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Robert Erskine Childers DSC (25 June 1870 - 24 November 1922), universally known as Erskine Childers, was a British-born Irish writer, whose works included the influential novel The Riddle of the Sands. He became a supporter of Irish Republicanism and smuggled guns into Ireland in his sailing yacht Asgard. He was executed by the authorities of the nascent Irish Free State during the Irish Civil War. He was the son of British Orientalist scholar Robert Caesar Childers; the cousin of Hugh Childers and Robert Barton; and the father of the fourth President of Ireland, Erskine Hamilton Childers.