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Old 05-23-2015, 11:32 PM   #74
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Originally Posted by bfisher View Post
"The Riddle of the Sands" by Erskine Childers introduced the modern spy thriller genre.

More details here, SPOILER ALERT; it includes a plot summary
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Riddle_of_the_Sands
bf, I'm planning to read Riddle soon. But when The 39 Steps was the book club's selection, it was discussed as if it was the first modern spy thriller. Are you confident that Riddle rather than 39 Steps was the one?
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