The Riddle of the Sands

Childers, E: 1978 Penguin pocket London, hardcover 326 pages, first published 1903, with maps. Two Englishmen, Carruthers and Davies, set out on a yachting trip in the treacherous Frisian Islands, where they gradually uncover evidence of a secret German plot to prepare an invasion of Britain by sea. Their amateur investigation leads them through dangerous waters, tense encounters with German officers, and ultimately the revelation that Germany is secretly readying a fleet to attack England, prompting them to risk everything in order to warn their government and prevent disaster. ISBN 9780141181653 In good condition