{"product_id":"9781509843152","title":"The Riddle of the Sands","description":"\u003cp\u003eOne of the first great spy novels, The Riddle of the Sands 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. \u003cbr\u003eHe 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\u003eLike much contemporary British spy fiction, 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"book-contributors\"\u003e\n  \u003cp class=\"contributor-item\"\u003e\n    \u003cspan class=\"contributor-role\"\u003eAuthor\u003c\/span\u003e\n    \u003ca href=\"\/search?q=Author+Erskine+Childers\" class=\"contributor-link\"\u003eErskine Childers\u003c\/a\u003e\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Erskine Childers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47379417661603,"sku":"9781509843152","price":285.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0741\/7836\/3555\/files\/img_9781509843152_23b31839-f8b3-434b-8c2a-7f78f9caab9a.jpg?v=1776556474","url":"https:\/\/graffitibooks.co.za\/products\/9781509843152","provider":"Graffiti Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}