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Book Review of The Riddle of the Sands (Penguin Classics)

The Riddle of the Sands (Penguin Classics)
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A highly-readable adventurous account of two amateur, or, would-be English spies at the dawn of WWI. I was drawn to the book as it is known as the original Spy novel. Intrigue, suspense, nautical, with historical context, I highly recommend to fans of Follett, Le Carre, etc.