BVBook Verdict
Recommended

The Riddle of the Sands

by Erskine Childers · 1903

Mystery & Thriller · ranked #65 in category

Reviewed by the Book Verdict editorial team

Childers's lone masterpiece, THE RIDDLE OF THE SANDS, considered the first modern spy thriller, is recognisable as the brilliant forerunner of the realism of Graham Greene and John le Carre. Its uniqu

UK: Bookshop.org US: Print on Amazon Kindle Audiobook

UK visitors: Bookshop.org supports independent bookshops. All links open a search — never a specific listing. As an Amazon Associate and Bookshop.org affiliate we earn from qualifying purchases.

The verdict

Category
Mystery & Thriller
First published
1903 · 1900s
Author
Erskine Childers
Standing
Recommended

About Mystery & Thriller

The mystery and thriller is powered by one of the most elemental human drives: the need to know what happened. The best crime writing is morally serious, tightly plotted and impossible to put down.

If you liked this

More mystery & thriller worth your shelf. See the full books like The Riddle of the Sands list.

Rebecca Daphne du Maurier · 1938 Editor's Choice See details →
Murder on the Orient Express Agatha Christie · 1934 Essential Read See details →
And Then There Were None Agatha Christie · 1939 Essential Read See details →
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes Arthur Conan Doyle · 1892 Essential Read See details →
Gone Girl Gillian Flynn · 2012 Essential Read See details →
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Stieg Larsson · 2005 Essential Read See details →

Ready to read it?

Get The Riddle of the Sands

Buy at Bookshop.org → Print on Amazon → Kindle edition Audiobook

As an Amazon Associate, Bookshop.org and CJ Affiliate we earn from qualifying purchases.

CJ Affiliate · Magzter

Between books? Read magazines too.

Book readers love Magzter — 10,000+ magazines and newspapers on any device, 50% off the annual GOLD plan.

Start Reading — 50% off Annual Plan →